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Stick - a good old fashioned stick, sturdy enough to not break with pressure.You can pick up one at any local big box store for just a few dollars. Carabiner - these make a great windlass provided they are sturdy enough.Should be sturdy and at least 5 inches in length Good windlass options:

First Care Provider has empowered thousands of people by showing you how and when to use these kits. The Department of Homeland Security has recently launched the Stop the Bleed campaign to raise public awareness, and promote public access to hemorrhage control kits. Four hours of First CARE Provider training results in certification & peace of mind for yourself and your family

Anyone can save a life, and you don't need years of training to do it.

Stopping a Bleed in an arm or leg is a manageable task, and NO ONE should ever bleed to death from an extremity wound.

Commercial Tourniquets are affordable and widely available and you should have them on hand in the event of an accident.

Improvised Tourniquets are rarely effective at stopping arterial blood flow and far less effective then commercial ones.

Tourniquets should be considered a First Resort (not a last resort) for life threatening extremity bleeds.

An understanding that Tourniquet application is NOT likely to lead to amputation of a limb *1.

A mindset shift that Tourniquets are safe & effective.

Here is a short list of what we'd love for you to take away from this post: The intent of this post is to clear up some of the confusion and teach you how to make a tourniquet if someone is bleeding to death and you do not have a commercial tourniquet. However, there is A LOT of confusion surrounding them. If you said Last Resort you need to keep reading. Tourniquets have been around since the middle ages and they have saved countless lives.

Fill in the Blanks below : A tourniquet should only be used as a _ _.