How To NOT Kill Someone Using a Tourniquet | Proper Tourniquet Use in the Wilderness

Tourniquets ought to be part of any first aid kit, but not everyone knows how to use a tourniquet, how to stop a large bleed, when to use a tourniquet, or whether you should ever remove a tourniquet in the field. In this video, I explain the proper use of a tourniquet, what a Combat Application Tourniquet is, and the anatomy that is impacted by the use of a tourniquet.

This video is NOT intended to replace medical advice from your healthcare provider.

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[sinfonianbarelytone]

Thank you for your great info. I am wilderness first aid trained and a trainer. Definitely checking circulation is critical to make sure it is tight enough.

[bigboi]

Youtube recommended me this at 16 views.
Sometimes the algorithm is actually good it seems.
Great video

[KingD]

Great job on the video it answered all my questions! “Shouldn’t be applied to the head or trunk” 😂😂😂

[kensmith]

Thank you for this. As always, your videos are well done and include very valuable information. Please keep creating videos on these type of subjects.

[lysan]

I have been a first aider at work for almost 40 years, with regular training once a year. In the past, we were trained on how to use a tourniquet, but not anymore. Too many people got it wrong. Now, we are strongly discouraged from using one. I am glad you made this video warning against the most common mistakes.

[dannyhigginbotham]

Thank you for the tourniquet video. Good information and an awesome demonstration of applying the tourniquet.

[sparkyswearsalot]

Wish I could like this a bunch of times. I'm a total novice when it comes to first aid. This is an awesome video. Seeing other emergency responders saying the same is fantastic. Thank you for mentioning the snake bite bit. That much I do know thanks to Wes Larson of Tooth and Claw podcast. You got a new subscriber!

[HilltopPacks]

Had no idea there was a wrong way. Thank you for the video!

[scottsyoutubeworld]

My girlfriend went to training, and learned to tighten a tourniquet beyond what seems reasonable. I bought two tourniquets of my own, and tried one on my arm. Before tightening it I could feel my radial pulse just fine. I tightened the tourniquet until I could no longer feel any radial pulse. That's all we need to do, right? It doesn't seem to me that there would be any reason to tighten the tourniquet more than that. Am I right, or is she?

[theoutdoordogandhikinggirl]

Great information. Thanks for sharing and merry christmas 🎄

[bwestney]

Thank you for this informative information!

[cheryl]

Thank you very much for a very informative video. I learned alot from it.

[teejay]

That was very well done. Thanks. But in my four decades of committed hiking and backpacking, most always solo, I've never once had any type of situation where a tourniquet would be applicable. For myself or anyone else I've run across. So I think just as important as knowing how to use one is to learn how to not need one in the first place. And if any new hikers respond with "But what about an animal attack" my head might explode, and I'll need a tourniquet, so please don't. :)

[RAkers-tuey]

Nice job. The other risk of removing a TQ is profound shock and cardiac arrest from the sudden drop in blood pressure. Resolvable in a clinical setting, but not so much during transport. BTW, I commented to another below, but I would like your take; I had to do a lot of palpable blood pressure in noisy ambulances. I can't feel a BP under 15 mmHg, so I had readings like " 60 / palp " of such. Can you actually feel very low PB using a distal pulse?

[Wendy-ovlz]

Great information! Love your channel! What wilderness first responder class do you recommend for fellow nurses??

[brettcox]

Thank you. I looked for a video like this previously while preparing for a hunting trip into the wilderness. 2 tourniquets, Unpackaged, on your person, Great advice. Can you recommend a wilderness/gun shot first aid kit?

[anninwhack]

This is so important! I’m hoping to get an emergency first aid wilderness course this year. Thanks for clearing up the nonsense. I saw a first aid kit on amazo that had a rubber strap like the ones for giving blood listed as a tourniquet and was like whaaa? Maybe if I need an extra gear lash or water hang this would be useful….

[eyemallears]

So in a life threatening situation if all I have is a belt or a t-shirt I shouldn’t even TRY??

[cmchatton]

I appreciate the information! However, I feel like you took to long to get to the application of the tourniquet.

John McHatton