The use of this piece of equipment has drawn much controversy over the years. In the Emergency Medical Services, it is part of what I use as a medical professional. As an EMS instructor I educate persons on how to use the device and how to manage a patient who must have one placed on them.
The tourniquet is a life saving device. When external hemorrhaging cannot be controlled on the extremities of the body this can be used. The controversy of using this device comes where some say that it causes nerve damage and other neurological disorders and potential loss of limb. These concerns have been just that, concerns, as these findings have not been proven to date. They have been used in the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been proven to do the very opposite.
“Tourniquets control of exsanguinating haemorrhage is 80% or better”
If applied correctly and quickly, tourniquets can save lives with low incidence of adverse side effects. It provides an effective tool for decreasing blood loss when elevation and direct pressure fails.
We at Life Cycle 360 offer 3 types:
MAT Responder Tourniquet
- Fast Application and blood occlusion in 30 secs
- Safe to apply as compressions is controlled
- Easy to use. It is designed for all levels of trained medical persons
- It is efficient and can be applied using one hand
- Multipurpose and can be used on both upper and lower extremities
- It is efficient and can be applied using one hand
SAM XT Extremity Tourniquet (Recommended by the Committee on Tactical Casualty Combat Care - COTCCC)
- Self-Application
- Easy to use. It is designed for all levels of trained medical persons
- Multipurpose and can be used on both upper and lower extremities
SWAT T Tourniquet
- Easy to Use. It is designed for all levels of trained medical persons
- More application for smaller limbs such as children and service dogs
If you need further information on training for the use of tourniquets from our basic first aid course.
Visit our website – lifecycle360tt.com. We are here to get you prepared.
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