Rick Tumlinson

It was the summer of 1968 or so, and Dad and my little brother were out camping. While up in the mountains, my brother was bitten by a rattlesnake. As they raced back to the base, my dad sucked out the venom and used his hands as a tourniquet and probably save his life, for it was a serious bite, and he was just a little kid.

American Businessman

Elizabeth Holmes

The art of phlebotomy originated with bloodletting in 1400 B.C., and the modern clinical lab emerged in the 1960s - and it has not fundamentally evolved since then. You go in, sit down, they put a tourniquet on your arm, stick you with a needle, take these tubes and tubes of blood.

Marilyn Ferguson

Although focusing is best pursued as a deliberate strategy over a period of time, it is also valuable as a kind of psychological first-aid, as useful to a distressed, 'stuck' person as a tourniquet to an accident victim.

American Writer

Michelle Keegan

I know how to use a tourniquet, a bandage, I know how to stitch, how to do CPR and a lot of technical bits too.

English Actress

Used mainly in urgent medical situations to stop severe bleeding and save lives.

Emergency Usage

Often found in medical kits, indicating its importance in first aid.

First Aid Kit

Application usually requires basic medical knowledge or training.

Professional Training

Practical use in securing cargo or equipment to prevent movement during transit.

Cargo Securing

Can be a multi-purpose tool used in various situations, not restricted to medical contexts.

Versatile Tool

May be tightened or loosened as needed, which aids in its effectiveness and control.

Adjustable Tension

 So, what should you do if something bites or poisons you? Don't try any of the things you've seen on the internet or in movies! Don't try to capture and kill the animal that bit you, and don't use a tourniquet or knife on your wound. Most importantly, don't panic!

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 Michelle had landed right beside him his head was at my shoulder when I put this tourniquet around him and I could see his like shredded I said I knew I couldn't cope with that when I found out that he had died

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 And I wasn't ready for that all to end. I was so determined to survive that I used my scarf to tie tourniquets around the tops of my legs,

Tourniquet

Emergency Usage

First Aid Kit

Professional Training

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