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Tourniquets can be painful. You will want to position the tourniquet at the part of the limb that is closest to the heart.

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Use a common square knot like tying your shoelaces but without making a bow to tie the tourniquet around the limb.

Where to put a tourniquet. Choose a wide strong piece of material. Belts also will not work. Place your tourniquet around the injured limb between the open wound and the heart or proximal to the wound the purpose is to cut off the strong blood flow within arteries leaving the heart not the more superficial veins returning blood back to the heart.

Place the tourniquet 2 to 4 inches from the edge of the wound site. The phlebotomist will then prepare the supplies cleanse the draw site. Avoid items like pencils which can easily break.

Put a tightening rod in place. A triangle bandage scarf or bandana will work. This video shows how to apply a tourniquet to the upper arm in the antecubital fossa area ac above the elbow.

How to use the american red cross tourniquet. If the answer to any of these four questions is yes a tourniquet should be applied. Cross the material above the wound.

When one is located the tourniquet is removed. A stick or carabiner will work. If you must apply a tourniquet make sure the person understands the reason for the tourniquet and warn the person that it might be painful.

Therefore it s important to learn how to put on a tourniquet properly. Never place it directly over a wound or fracture or directly on a joint wrist elbow or knee. For example if the injury is below the knee or elbow you will need to tie the tourniquet above the joint.

Avoid thin items such as phone cables if you can. The best method to start a tourniquet is to use the simple rubber tourniquet band provided in the iv gauge kit or blood drawing kit. 1 place the tourniquet around the limb between the wound and the body trunk or between the wound and the heart.

A tourniquet would first be applied to assess the arm for a desired vein. As a nurse you ll be placing tourniquets on patient s arms for tasks such as drawing blood inserting ivs and more.