How to apply a tourniquet

Tourniquets are used when all other options to stop the bleeding have failed?

• True

• False

The goal of a tourniquet is to restrict blood flow to the injured limb and ______?

• to be placed on top of the injury.

• prevent life-threatening blood loss.

• cause damage to the body.

• to be used as a first resort.

Tourniquets cannot be used on ______? (There are multiple correct answers)

• Limbs

• Head

• Torso

• Joints

A tourniquet stops bleeding through the use of _______?

• medication applied to the injury.

• compression applied to the nerves.

• medication administered directly into the bloodstream.

• compression applied to the blood vessels.

A tourniquet should be placed______?

• on the wound to provide increased pressure.

• about 5 - 7cm above the wound.

• under the wound.

• on the joint.

Why do they suggest your improvised tourniquet is at least 5 cm or wider?

• Damage to your nerves.

• Permanent injury.

• Skin necrosis.

• All of the above

A makeshift tourniquet comprises of two parts - a ______​ and a ______​ ?

• band-aid
• bandage
• string
• windlass

Why are belts not the ideal tourniquet? (more than one answer)

• too short

• can be too rigid

• too weak

• may have issues when twisted tightly

Tourniquets should NOT be left on for longer than _____ hours?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

To finish applying the tourniquet you should?

• check for loss of distal pulses

• write the time of application

• check to see if bleeding has stopped

• all of the above