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_mizzar t1_j9ivhbc wrote

Reply to comment by RuhrowSpaghettio in when a limb gets amputated, how do they stop the flow of blood? by EnchantedCatto

Isn’t a tourniquet more likely to cause a need for amputation? Maybe the idea is to avoid that if pressure is working?

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RuhrowSpaghettio t1_j9ivstu wrote

That’s the…presumed risk of tourniquets, but again, the data just isn’t there to show that much of a risk.

If you are just sitting there waiting for EMS, by all means continue holding pressure.

But if you need your hands for something else (like calling EMS) or you need to move, or you have multiple people you’re trying to help, or any other reason why sitting there with your hands ON the wound applying pressure isn’t sustainable…sure, apply the tourniquet.

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