There are many dangers and unexpected accidents in today's world. If you saw some one hurt would you know how to help them? If they were bleeding heavily would you know what to do? Here is a quick lesson on how to create an improvised tourniquet, which can stop bleeding on any limb, no matter how heavy the person is bleeding. Please click here "Tourniquet application slide show" for some basic step by step pictures. One important item to remember is that a tourniquet can be used to apply pressure and stop bleeding anywhere above a wound. Two to three inches is ideal, but upstream is all that matters.
There use to be a lot of fears about tourniquets causing damage, however they pose no risk unless left in place for greater than six hours. After that the casualty may begin to suffer tissue damage from the lack of profusion to the cells. Also never place a tourniquet on a persons head, neck, or torso. For these areas just use your hands to push and apply pressure as needed to stop the bleeding.
Please remember that even with excellent first aide and care a seriously hurt person should always be turned over to a hospital or higher echelon of care for a proper diagnoses and care regiment.
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