US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet
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Throughout the history of modern warfare, countless wounded fighters have been saved from bleeding to death by tourniquets — the straps or ties that wrap around a damaged limb and staunch hemorrhaging. But what if a soldier is shot through the pelvis, or in the armpit, where a tourniquet would be of no use? Militaries […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-gives-combat-medics-new-type-of-tourniquet-68111/
Throughout the history of modern warfare, countless wounded fighters have been saved from bleeding to death by tourniquets — the straps or ties that wrap around a damaged limb and staunch hemorrhaging. But what if a soldier is shot through the pelvis, or in the armpit, where a tourniquet would be of no use? Militaries […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-gives-combat-medics-new-type-of-tourniquet-68111/