Videos tagged with Life Saving Techniques

This video provides a critical, step-by-step guide on how to properly apply a tourniquet to stop severe limb bleeding. It emphasizes the immediate need for a tourniquet in such emergencies and details the application process, including placement, tightening, and time recording. The video also briefly mentions body armor as a life-saving measure for trunk injuries.

This video demonstrates the proper technique for applying a tourniquet to control massive bleeding, emphasizing speed and effectiveness. It highlights that severe bleeding can be fatal within two minutes and provides a step-by-step guide for application, including an alternative method for leg wounds where direct placement above the wound is difficult. The instruction stresses the importance of applying significant pressure and continuing to tighten the windlass until bleeding ceases.

This video highlights a critical error in tourniquet application during a law enforcement incident: failing to remove slack before engaging the windlass. The improper technique significantly reduces the tourniquet's effectiveness in controlling arterial bleeding. Despite the medical error, the officers prioritized rapid transport to the hospital, underscoring the importance of immediate evacuation in severe trauma situations.

This guide details how to create makeshift flotation devices using common clothing items like a shirt and pants. Instructor Wayne Williams demonstrates how to inflate a shirt by blowing air into it and how to inflate pants by tying the legs and trapping air. These techniques are crucial for survival in water emergencies when standard flotation devices are unavailable.

This guide details the application of a RATS tourniquet and a field-expedient tourniquet using a belt. It emphasizes creating a loop, placing it correctly between the wound and the heart, tightening sufficiently to stop bleeding, and securing the device. The importance of reassessment after application and movement is also highlighted.

This video, part of the #MedicMonday series with SOB Medic Mike, focuses on IV lines and PRN adapters. The creator, returning from a teaching trip, announces a live Q&A session on Facebook on Monday, October 3rd, at 6 PM EST. Additionally, upcoming trauma management courses in Sanford, NC, are promoted for October and November, emphasizing practical, life-saving techniques for beginners.