Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tourniquet use was associated with improved outcomes vs. no torniquet in patients undergoing elbow surgery.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic tissue concentrations may be lower among patients who undergo TKA with a tourniquet vs. without it.

The fast-acting use of tourniquets by an Army combat medic and a Space Force guardian in off-duty emergencies earned them United Service Organization’s servicemember of the year awards. Space Force ...

The American Medical Association House of Delegates approved a new policy to encourage hemorrhage control training for first responders and the public to save more trauma victims’ lives, according to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Following the mass shooting that killed 11 ...

A car crash, a hunting accident, and a mass shooting are just a few of the situations where a tourniquet can save lives. Tourniquets are used to stop the bleeding caused by a traumatic injury to an ...

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 ...

West Virginia has become the first state in the country to develop statewide tourniquet removal or ‘takedown’ protocols for Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and, after one year of measurable success ...

Credit: Getty Images. The supply issues is compounded by a recent recall of non-sterile disposable tourniquet cuffs. Non-sterile, single-use pneumatic tourniquet cuffs are in short supply in the US, ...