ETQ Gen 2 instructions
Stay calm, check your surroundings, win the fight, or get to a safe location. If anyone is nearby, direct them to call 911. Identify any major bleed, apply pressure, and if there's something sticking out of the wound, do not attempt to remove it. Open up your tourniquet and put it around the limb. Place the tourniquet in between the wound and the heart as high as possible, but not on a joint. Before tightening down the tourniquet, remove anything from their pockets. Make sure the rod is facing you. Pull the strap as tight as you can and secure it. You want to make sure that you can't slide your finger underneath the strap. Next, pull the rod up and then twist as many times as you can. It doesn't matter which way you turn. And then put the rod into the carabiner. You're not done yet. Open your hands over the person looking for any additional wounds. Apply an additional tourniquet to the limb or direct pressure to the torso or neck. Check their airway to make sure that it is clear. Use whatever you can to keep them warm. Severe blood loss can lead to hypothermia, even if it's warm outside. When help does arrive, notify EMS that a tourniquet has been applied.
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Steps
- Expose bare skin, two to three inches above the wound, never over a joint.
- Pull the strap as tight as you can by hand, then turn the windlass until the bleeding stops.
- Lock the windlass, write the time on the strap, and do not remove it.
Additional trauma steps
- Run your hands over the casualty's whole body, checking for further wounds. Apply another tourniquet to a limb if you find one.
- Check the airway is clear and that they are breathing.
- Use spare clothing to keep them warm. Blood loss brings on hypothermia, even in summer.
- Confirm emergency services are on the way, and keep checking them over until help arrives.
Full instructions, specs and the IFU
Quick reference only. It does not replace the full instructions for use or hands-on training.