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[Macs]

Not true my friend; especially in the US.

Try assisting someone and they become 'worse', you are open to a lawsuit with hefty unitive damages.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...d-after-pulling-friend-from-car-wreckage.html

What coyo said. I had to renew my CPR C and AED this year for S&R. In its current wording the only thing you can be sued for is gross negligence (such as administering medication) or abandonment. There's little to no point quoting U.S. cases at me especially when they're the most sue-happy people on the planet. In any case, you're trained not to move anyone from a collision anyway, and administer aid "as found".

 

[RandomHero]

So our "scumbags" are "Canada's worst criminals", but an immigrant criminal is (normal and indicative of) a foreign uncivilized cultural standard?

So you deny that Canada is more civilized and has a lower crime rate than some (if not most) of the countries people immigrate from? Never mind, forget I even said anything. Everyone in the world is the exact same, how could I be so silly.

 

[Red695]

It works but you you should really only use it in extreme situations because it is almost guaranteed that the limb will have to be amputated.

Only if it's left for an extended amount of time, I believe somewhere along the lines of 24+ hours.

@Sued comment for malpractice:
-I'd rather get sued than stand by and let a person die. If I get sued I can still sleep semi-o.k at night. If I let a person die while sitting around and doing nothing, no chance I'll be able to sleep. To each his own...

Yeah I have had to make a tourniquet a couple times and there was no amputation Good way to stop someone losing too much blood. It was one of the skills my dad insisted we learn as kids, oddly enough.

 

[Sushii]

Yeah I have had to make a tourniquet a couple times and there was no amputation Good way to stop someone losing too much blood. It was one of the skills my dad insisted we learn as kids, oddly enough.

I should've said "it is almost guaranteed that the limb will have to be amputated if left on for an extended period of time"


I was told this can range from 45 minutes to just a couple hours.

 

[rmemedic]

I should've said "it is almost guaranteed that the limb will have to be amputated if left on for an extended period of time"


I was told this can range from 45 minutes to just a couple hours.

Proper tourniquetes and application:
Material MUST be at least 1" wide. Any thinner, and you are likely to cause more, severe tissue damage by putting too much pressure in a narrow area.

Apply approx 3" above wound (about 4 fingers is a quick, good gauge)

Twist that baby tight... I mean TIGHT. If the patient is awake, they will be calling you every name they know...

As for length of time: (this is almost confusing)
You can throw it on when you need to stop bleeding and then proceed to another life threatening issue. You can later go back to the tourniquet, and if you think it might not be needed, SLOWLY let the tension off and watch for profuse bleeding. If noted, tighten it back up and leave it. If no bleeding, leave the tourniquet in place, just slack and then pack and bandage the injury.

They CAN be left on for quite a long period of time before amputation is a sure thing... I'm talking HOURS... Way more time than you will ever have to wait for help in most circumstances any of us will be in. After 3 hours of it being on, you are NOT to attempt to release it as there is a high risk of embolism due to clotted blood in the extremity moving up once the TQ is released.
There is arguments as to how long is too long, so I can't give you guys an answer, but thems the basics.

 

[LePhillou]

So our "scumbags" are "Canada's worst criminals", but an immigrant criminal is (normal and indicative of) a foreign uncivilized cultural standard?

Well yeah
A canadian isnt supposed to be criminal
But an immigrant is already one you know, for stealing our jobs, so its not as bad when they commit crime right?
As lady gaga says "I was born this way"

 

[RandomHero]

Well yeah
A canadian isnt supposed to be criminal
But an immigrant is already one you know, for stealing our jobs, so its not as bad when they commit crime right?
As lady gaga says "I was born this way"

What are you going on about?

 

[LePhillou]

What are you going on about?

The truth bro.

 

[fastar1]

Proper tourniquetes and application:
Material MUST be at least 1" wide. Any thinner, and you are likely to cause more, severe tissue damage by putting too much pressure in a narrow area.

Apply approx 3" above wound (about 4 fingers is a quick, good gauge)

Twist that baby tight... I mean TIGHT. If the patient is awake, they will be calling you every name they know...

As for length of time: (this is almost confusing)
You can throw it on when you need to stop bleeding and then proceed to another life threatening issue. You can later go back to the tourniquet, and if you think it might not be needed, SLOWLY let the tension off and watch for profuse bleeding. If noted, tighten it back up and leave it. If no bleeding, leave the tourniquet in place, just slack and then pack and bandage the injury.

They CAN be left on for quite a long period of time before amputation is a sure thing... I'm talking HOURS... Way more time than you will ever have to wait for help in most circumstances any of us will be in. After 3 hours of it being on, you are NOT to attempt to release it as there is a high risk of embolism due to clotted blood in the extremity moving up once the TQ is released.
There is arguments as to how long is too long, so I can't give you guys an answer, but thems the basics.

Good to know, thanks. Don't know why they wouldn't teach that in 1st aid.

 

[Macs]

Good to know, thanks. Don't know why they wouldn't teach that in 1st aid.

According to my instructor, they stopped teaching tourniquette techniques in First Aid/CPR-C/AED because as medic said, we'll probably never be in a first aid situation that needs one due to Fire/EMS response time. There's also a high possibility of the person rendering first aid to screw it up due to the relative complexity under pressure for someone who doesn't use first aid knowledge and training on a daily basis.