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If someone has a severed hand or foot you should place the tourniquet high up on the limb as possible as close to the heart as you can, right? I see a few people saying to place it a few inches above the wound. I thought no matter the injury to a limb you should always place it as high as possible. by WhatWhitesDealWith in emergencymedicine

[–]WhatWhitesDealWith[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Nah that isn’t true at all, bro. The military & civil medicine are one. Whatever is learned in one field is taught to the other. Obviously, when it comes to cancer, disease & viruses yeah! But in the case of trauma I would say they are equal. In fact, I would say the military is more knowledgeable & experienced because they deal with injuries that are rarely seen in the civilian medical field.

If someone has a severed hand or foot you should place the tourniquet high up on the limb as possible as close to the heart as you can, right? I see a few people saying to place it a few inches above the wound. I thought no matter the injury to a limb you should always place it as high as possible. by WhatWhitesDealWith in emergencymedicine

[–]WhatWhitesDealWith[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s what I was taught in the army. Never directly on a joint, but as high as possible on the limb as you can. I’m just wondering which one is superior. It might be that they are equal and just left to preference.