There are three ways to control bleeding. 1. Cover the wound with a clean cloth and apply pressure with both hands or a knee. Be prepared to hold this position until EMS arrives, which could be up to ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Guns are ...

Scott A. Scherr, MD, FACEP, Chairman of Emergency Services at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Creating and applying a tourniquet is a relatively simple technique that can help control blood loss ...

When police officers and paramedics arrived at the scene of the Pittsburgh shooting in the early hours of April 17, they rushed to transport the injured to the hospital. Time is of the essence in such ...

In a life-threatening injury, every second counts. Because a person can die from blood loss in as little as five minutes, the ...

If you ever found yourself in an emergency where someone was bleeding uncontrollably, would you know what to do? Understanding when and how to use a tourniquet could mean the difference between life ...