A tourniquet is a tight band device that's tied to an arm or leg to help stop uncontrollable bleeding in an emergency situation. First responders and health care providers are trained to apply ...

[1] The most distinctive feature of the new tourniquet system used in this study is that it automatically regulates the effective pressure to supply a bloodless surgical field synchronized with SBP.

We are here to tell you that is only the first task when making tourniquets for gunshot victims. Content warning: there are real pictures of severe trauma. Below, is a video of a training session ...

The treatment, called a ‘neural tourniquet’ by its creators, helps to turbocharge the activity of platelets, which are cell fragments that form blood clots, according to preliminary results ...

Many insurance carriers, including Geico, Farmers and Liberty Mutual, offer car insurance discounts for nurses and other health care professionals. Heidi Wallis is a Nevada-based freelance writer ...

Opinion: Remembering and employing our vets should not be a perennial issue. It should happen every minute of every day of ...

Background Studies have shown that ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) produces free radicals leading to lipid peroxidation and damage to skeletal muscle. The purposes of this study were 1) to assess the ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. To pursue a pediatric nursing specialty, you must first become a registered nurse (RN). Specific nursing license requirements vary ...

A nursing student saved an elderly man’s life ... took a dress from her bag and used it as a makeshift tourniquet and bandage ...

The trio landed in a helicopter at Apalachee High School and immediately went to work saving the life of a student who had been shot multiple times.