The use of tourniquets was first documented on the battlefield in 1674. Complications of tourniquet use were said to lead to severe tissue damage. Soldiers had amputations of limbs that were often ...

A randomised controlled trial to assess whether tourniquet use might safely be avoided is therefore warranted but it is unclear whether such a trial would be feasible. Methods In a single-site ...

Steffani Campbell and Paramedic Ian Ashby join the American Ambulance EMS Podcast to discuss amputations and the importance of early tourniquet use. Listen to the evidence behind the use of ...

The brother of a policeman murdered by a crazed gunman has started a petition calling on the Queensland Police Service to ...

[6] Evidence suggests that the majority of these hemorrhagic injuries can be successfully managed by using tourniquets in coordination with hemostatic agents.[7,8,9,10] Tourniquets work by ...

WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital staff members have new tools to teach them improved techniques for saving lives, thanks to ...

This neural tourniquet could proactively prevent it. With this method, surgeons might be able to administer brief nerve stimulation before planned procedures, similar to how they currently use ...

A man in his late 20s had significant damage to his hand while using an illegal firework ... so the officer applied a tourniquet which "saved the man's life," the police chief said.

Officer Jordan Heckman applied his department-issued tourniquet to stop the bleeding ... The victim had been drinking while using fireworks, police said. “It goes to show that illegal fireworks ...

41-year-old “Alexander” recovers in hospital in Kharkiv after having spent 36 days with a tourniquet applied to his leg. Photo: Facebook A Ukrainian soldier identified only as 41-year-old “Alexander” ...

Alexis Scott-Windham said her friends called her mom and she told them to make a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from her ...