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by Brian Graddon
A gunshot injury to the leg is always a medical emergency and can be fatal in as little as five minutes if the bullet hits a major artery, causing ...
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by Brian Graddon
The number of tourniquets you should carry depends on the likelihood you will need to use one, how many people you might need to treat, and how muc...
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by Brian Graddon
Life-threatening bleeding can occur suddenly and without warning—usually from a traumatic injury—and immediate action is needed to prevent the pati...
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by Brian Graddon
Losing blood for any reason can be frightening, but how much blood can you lose before you die? The answer to this question is usually expressed as...
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by Brian Graddon
Arterial bleeding, also known as pulsatile bleeding, is the most dangerous type of blood loss, and knowing how to stop it can quite literally mean ...
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by Brian Graddon
A ruptured artery can cause a person to bleed out quickly if the trauma isn’t brought under control. When we refer to “bleeding out,” we’re specifi...
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by Brian Graddon
There are several kinds of tourniquet kits on the market that have been designed for traumatic bleeding control. All bleeding control kits contain ...
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by Brian Graddon
When talking about tourniquet application, rescuers are instructed to feel for a "distal pulse"— or, more specifically, to confirm the absence of a...
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by Brian Graddon
Making a tourniquet from everyday materials is a relatively simple technique that can help to limit blood flow when there is heavy and uncontrolled...
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by Brian Graddon
First aid kits and trauma kits (also known as bleeding control kits) are two different kinds of first-response kits that laypeople can use in the c...
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by Brian Graddon
Severe bleeding can start when someone has suffered a deep cut, gunshot or knife wound, amputation, crush injury, or car accident, and it can be li...
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by Brian Graddon
Assembly Bill 2260 (AB2260), “Emergency Response: Trauma Kits” was passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in California on Tuesday, September 27, 2...
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