MedicDelta
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Hey guys,
What are your thought on tourniquets? Personally, I couldn't support them more. And I believe that if you don't then you probably need to get some more education on them or you have a out of date thought process. Tourniquets are back in fashion, and are not just for tactical medicine. Studies have proven their effectiveness and that it would take 4 hours or more for a limb not getting any blood to actually have to be amputated. Most modern tourniquet protocols involve removing the tourniquet every 20 minutes or so anyways. So what's your take on tourniquets? Does your EMS agency carry them on their rigs? I personally have 2 in my own kit, they're one of the most important pieces of equipment out there in my opinion.
Here's an awesome video by an EMT-P/SWAT medic about tourniquets. If you don't know much about them, want to know more, or don't believe in them I encourage you to watch this video.
What are your thought on tourniquets? Personally, I couldn't support them more. And I believe that if you don't then you probably need to get some more education on them or you have a out of date thought process. Tourniquets are back in fashion, and are not just for tactical medicine. Studies have proven their effectiveness and that it would take 4 hours or more for a limb not getting any blood to actually have to be amputated. Most modern tourniquet protocols involve removing the tourniquet every 20 minutes or so anyways. So what's your take on tourniquets? Does your EMS agency carry them on their rigs? I personally have 2 in my own kit, they're one of the most important pieces of equipment out there in my opinion.