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How & When To Use A Tourniquet
https://survivallife.com/how-when-use-tourniquet/

Image Injury is not something anyone likes to deal with. However, they happen and you need to know how to save the life of a loved one. Extremity bleeding can quickly cause shock and death. When pressure bandages and pressure points fail to control bleeding, another option is available. ... CONTINUED at LINK, above ...
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How to Make & Use a Tourniquet: An Illustrated Guide
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/make-use-tourniquet/

Tourniquets exist in a class of medical techniques associated with wilderness survival and military medicine primarily because they are only used in drastic, uncontrollable circumstances. Whether on the battlefield or some distant peak, a tourniquet is often the only way to stop excessive bleeding to severely injured limbs. Using a strip of fabric, belt, or other material, tourniquets constrict blood flow until the wound can be attended to by medical professionals. ---CONTINUED at LINK, above---
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Save Lives Like a Combat Medic: How to Use a Tourniquet to Control Major Bleeding
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-save-lives-like-an-army-medic-using-a-tourniquet-to-control-major-bleeding/

One of those skills is knowing how to control major blood loss without dedicated gear. And it’s something every man—whether soldier or civilian–should be well-versed in. Today I’ll be providing a primer on this lifesaving piece of knowhow. ---CONTINUED at LINK, above---
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Tourniquets 101: When And How To Use Them
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/tourniquets-101-when-how-to-use/

(SNIP) ... In its simplest form, a tourniquet is a strap of cloth or material that is twisted tight above a deep wound to stop bleeding until someone can receive professional, medical treatment. It is a stop-gap measure to buy some time until someone can reach a hospital or doctor. Injuries requiring a tourniquet can rarely be treated at home and often require surgery to repair a severed artery or veins. ---CONTINUED---
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