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Surgicalcric · 04-11-2004, 20:55

Jimbo:

I cant comment on battlefield training. But use of either adjuncts, HCA or tourniquet, is only considered after the other methods (bandage, direct pressure, pressure point, and/or elevation) have failed to stop the bleeding here in the EMS world. Whether to use it would not be dependant on whether it is venous or arterial in nature, but by the degree of hemorrhage.

The only problem I see with the HCA's is them being used as a first level treatment of hemorrhage instead of as a next to last resort.

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Surgicalcric Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wherever my ruck finds itself Posts: 2,972	Jimbo: I cant comment on battlefield training. But use of either adjuncts, HCA or tourniquet, is only considered after the other methods (bandage, direct pressure, pressure point, and/or elevation) have failed to stop the bleeding here in the EMS world. Whether to use it would not be dependant on whether it is venous or arterial in nature, but by the degree of hemorrhage. The only problem I see with the HCA's is them being used as a first level treatment of hemorrhage instead of as a next to last resort. __________________ "It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "Its not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me" -Batman "There are no obstacles, only opportunities for excellence."- NousDefionsDoc Last edited by Surgicalcric; 04-12-2004 at 06:43.
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