There is an age-old debate in Tactical Medicine on what method is better for tourniquet placement: “High and Tight” or 2 to 3 inches above the wound. As a SWAT Medic and a NAEMT TCCC, TECC, PHTLS ...

Applying a tourniquet can help slow or limit excessive bleeding in an emergency. It typically involves wrapping material around the source of bleeding and applying pressure to stop or slow bleeding.

As the frequency of mass shootings across the country continues to rise, some doctors are recommending that civilians be trained in how to apply tourniquets to victims in disaster situations. The ...

Stop the Bleed instructor Joe Ogershok demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet during an event for National Stop the Bleed Day at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, on May 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy ...

If faced with someone having a medical emergency, do you know the best steps to take until professional help arrives? Training in CPR, AED, wound pressure and tourniquets is being offered to the ...

In the first 13 years of this century 1,043 people were injured or killed in 160 active shooter events across the United States, generally involving a lone shooter and mass casualties. And the vast ...

If you ever found yourself in an emergency where someone was bleeding uncontrollably, would you know what to do? Understanding when and how to use a tourniquet could mean the difference between life ...

In the multipurpose room of a Ford Heights school, teachers were practicing applying bright orange tourniquets on their arms and learning how to apply pressure on wounds to stanch the bleeding. It was ...

Since 2020, Texas law has mandated that schools offer students as young as seventh graders lessons in "battlefield trauma care," where children learn how to apply tourniquets and chest seals in class.