Attempted Suicide
An officer applied an ETQ to a wrist laceration. The bleeding stopped once the tourniquet was on.
- Applied by Law enforcement
- On duty
- Worked as expected
- Survived
Reported source material
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I bought a tourniquet from someone [name redacted]… Several weeks ago, while on duty as a police officer, I was able to use the tourniquet. I was told if it wasn't for the tourniquet the man would not have survived.
Once inside the apartment, I observed [the patient] laying on the floor in a large pool of blood under his arm. [He] had a towel covering his laceration, but it was soaked through. I then took my tourniquet [an ETQ] and placed it on the upper part of [the patient's] arm to stop the bleeding. Once the tourniquet was on, the bleeding stopped.
Applicator comments
I was very impressed with the [tourniquet], so were other officers. [T]hey want me to order more for them.
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