Turnstiles No Longer The Way To Stop The Bleeding Excess

Back to "the old days" as my grandchildren often tell me any good Boy Scout first aid care and taught how to make a tourniquet. Today, turnstiles are a no-no and should not be used to stop bleeding.http://editednews.com/story.php?title=best-muscle-product
According to Dr. Schneider of the American College of Emergency Physicians, use a tourniquet can do more harm than good. Dr Schneider said that if you have a cut on the top of the leg and a tourniquet is applied, the vessels will close the entire leg. This could result in loss of the foot due to loss of blood supply to the extremities. So how does a stop excess bleeding today? As we know, medicine is an evolving science and treatments to make the change. http://www.do-follow.info/story.php?title=best-fitness-program
Today we are told to use our part, a clean cloth or a cloth, paper towel, etc. and apply pressure to the wound. Thus, pressure is applied to the wound, but the rest of the vessels are free of blood to continue flowing through. This method does not damage the area below the wound, but must control excess bleeding until help arrives or transport to the emergency room or other medical facilities can be made. According to Dr. Charles Pattavina, chief of emergency medicine at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine, a tourniquet can be used even when "everything below the wound is beyond repair." This would be the case if the area below the wound has been amputated.http://delawarejudges.org/story.php?title=best-fitness-program
 In that situation, the main concern becomes stop the bleeding as the rest of the damage has already been done. It is important to keep current on the many changes taking place in the field of medicine. In this case, our old method could cause a much more serious problem than the initial wound. One thing I want to do is not make things worse!