Quick! How do I apply a tourniquet?

Answer 1

semi-tightly right above the wounded area. If you are on here asking, you are gonna be way too late!

Answer 2

DO NOT APPLY A TOURNIQUET!

This is a bad thing to do. Place a bandage (not a band-aid) over the wound and apply direct pressure. If it is on an arm or leg, raise the arm or leg above the level of the heart. Call 911 ASAP. If the bleeding does not stop, place another bandage over the soaked one. If direct pressure to the wound does not work, put pressure on the artery leading to the limb, but do not use a tourniquet. An ambulance should arrive before that is necessary.

Tourniquets stop blood flow completely. Using a tourniquet could result in the need for amputation of the limb

As an emregency medical services worker I know very much about this and am highly trained in wound management.

Answer 3

Only a doctor should do a tourniquet, unless the situation is very extreme. You should apply a tourniquet, usually above and below the wound, at the pressure points (you need to have memorized the pressure points of the body, a reason why only doctors should do this). The goal is to stop blood flowing in order to stop a foreign substance, usually poison, from spreading through the bloodstream, so the tourniquet must be tight enough. But application of tourniquets is very risky and must be done with extreme caution, or else you will only further damage the area (another reason why only doctors should do it)

Also, if the wound was from a poisonous object/ animal, it is recommended to move the body as little as possible. Breathing in little gasps, not speaking a word and not moving at all, this is to prevent the poison from spreading through the body by the bloodstream. I don't know much about tourniquets, so I think you should just ask a doctor about it.

Answer 4

Tourniquets are rarely needed to stop bleeding. Try direct pressure first as a tourniquet will destroy the tissue if left on for too long. If you apply one use a belt or wide piece of cloth and twist it until the bleeding stops.

Answer 5

DO NOT apply a tourniquet yourself. If you or someone else is bleeding, hold a clean cloth over the wound and apply pressure to stop the bleeding. I have taken numerous First Aid Classes, required by my job, and we are told NO TOURNIQUETS. Call 911 NOW.

Answer 6

Wrap a cloth around limb, just before the spot where bleeding is occuring and then stick in a stick or pen or something similar into the cloth and twist until bleeding stops. Only do this to save a life, because the limb will be lost. Tourniquets lead to amputation.

Answer 7

Depends on what area is bleeding.... now if it's a nose bleed we're talking about a tourniquet is applied around the neck......

Answer 8

a tourniqet us a last resort, apply it above the wound and tighten until blood is no longer spurting. release it every five minutes and retighten, do this until medical help arrives.
If blood is not spurting, it is not arterial, and applying pressure to the site should be adequate.

Answer 9

tie it tightly on the side of the wound that is closest to your heart to stop blood flow....i assume this injury is bad enough that you are bleeding pretty profusely so my guess is that you need to get off the computer and to the emergency room

Answer 10

Tightly...above the wound...but remember to ease it off now and then so you don't starve the limb of blood for too long!