HEMORRHAGE CONTROL TOURNIQUET


LEVEL: EMT/AEMT/Paramedic

Indications:
This procedure may be performed on any patient that has bleeding from an extremity than can not be controlled by direct pressure.

Contraindications:  None

Key procedural considerations:
A.  Apply tourniquet proximal to the bleeding site.
B.  Absolute contraindication: Bleeding has stopped
C.  If bleeding is not controlled, consider additional tightening or applying a second tourniquet proximal side by side to the first.
D.  Record the time of tourniquet application, on the patient, that is clearly visible.

TOURNIQUET