Tourniquet effective hemostasis method

Tourniquet hemostasis is a simple and effective method of hemostasis for emergency treatment of extremities of extremities. It achieves hemostasis by suppressing blood vessels by pressing blood vessels. But if the improper use or use for a long time, a tourniquet can result in distal limb ischemia, necrosis, causing disability, therefore, only if the bleeding, cannot stop bleeding with other approaches to apply a tourniquet. The tourniquet is made of rubber strip or rubber tube, and it is not suitable to use tape, wire and other inelastic bands.

Binding location should be above the wound (near heart side), and close to the wound, the above arm on a third for the central and on his thigh, calf tourniquet and forearms can't, because it has two bones, blood vessels just walk between the two bones, tourniquet up less than the role of pressure vessels. One third of the upper arm may not be in the tourniquet, as it may cause nerve damage and cause arm paralysis.