CMP 003 – Direct Threat / Massive Bleeding

Direct Threat – “Care Under Fire”

Controlling major bleeding
Doing medicine in bad places

Put on a TQ and then re-evaluation after the fight

Self Aid

Massive Bleeding

TQ are for arms/legs and wound packing for junctional areas. You can also wound pack if you don’t have a TQ.

Tourniquets

• Talk about different ones on the market
• High and Tight or few inches about
• Myths

Wound Packings

• Regular Gauze
• Combat Gauze
• Celox

Use other bystanders to help you. During a bad event people will do what you tell them to do.

Product of the week:

SWAT-T Tourniquet

-not the best one handed

-great pressure bandage

-great for small kids or K-9

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