if you wanna keep that limb you will.  I'm not saying to let yourself bleed out but you gotta loosen it for just a bit every 10 mins or that limb is gonna die.  after about 5 mins and some muscle will start to die.  longer then 10 mins and your gonna lose that limb!

You can leave it on for atleast an hour before tissue starts to permanently deteriorate.

It all comes down to how badly you want to live. Worst case scenario, you survive but you now have an amputated limb.

p.s. If you remove a tourniquet before 10 minutes then you aren't letting it actually clot, any decent arterial bleed will just seep through your bandage or past your tourniquet. hopefully body will automatically kick into survival mode and your muscles around the wound site will spasm creating a natural pressure block.



Moral of the story is if you are trained to use a tourniquet, then use one. Strap it down tighter than you think you need to, and leave it there till you find someone who has more medical knowledge than you do.


-J
68W
Combat Medic.

Hi i'm jake, I'm  medic so if anyone needs one to run the range shoot me a  msg.


-J

That's a hard call, really depends on the wound. I'm sure the civilian world is pretty ANTI-tourniquet unless it's a complete amputation( Shark bite, Car wreck, etc.) In the ARMY we're taught TQ first, then asses once you're in a safer spot.




-J