Field Medicine

Bleeding & Trauma

Stopping life-threatening bleeding with pressure, packing and tourniquets, and managing shock until help arrives.

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Stopping Severe Bleeding: Pressure, Packing, Tourniquet

A person can bleed to death in minutes. Firm direct pressure, packing deep wounds, and a tourniquet 2–3 inches above a limb wound save lives.

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