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placed appropriately but more importantly, a quality TQ (SWAT-T, CAT, SOFF-T, etc commercially available) used correctly, they will stop all arterial flow. I have used many of the commercially available ones and have had few not stop flow. Each one has its quirks and MUST be deployed as per instructions and not just used to the users discretion which can lead to non occlusion of artrial flow. Trust me, a medical provider or anyone without medical skills but proficient with a TQ who has adequate training on a quality TQ will stop your blood flow.....
ss
tell the wanna be....use it where ever they 'think' they should, then follow their medical direction and SOP to do it 'right'
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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