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First Aid and snake bite information + links
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<blockquote data-quote="casper" data-source="post: 455716" data-attributes="member: 562"><p>Why "NO TOURNIQUET"? it's because it causes tissue damage and unnecessary complications for the medicos and the patient.... <strong><u>ie</u></strong> the limb will have not have blood circulation for who knows how long (and so it's dying). From about 15 minutes onwards the tourniqueted limb will begin to experience changes not dissimilar to "Crush Syndrome" (google it). Simply put - without a blood supply changes take place in the limb, toxins begin to accumulate in the limb and if the constriction is sudddenly removed without counter measures in place then the toxins that are released into the bloodstream will severely shock the system which can result in a swift death (called the smiling death). If you don't die the limb will almost certainly not be viable and amputation will be the result. </p><p></p><p>Just wrap the limb, lie down and lie still until help arrives. :Y:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="casper, post: 455716, member: 562"] Why "NO TOURNIQUET"? it's because it causes tissue damage and unnecessary complications for the medicos and the patient.... [b][u]ie[/u][/b] the limb will have not have blood circulation for who knows how long (and so it's dying). From about 15 minutes onwards the tourniqueted limb will begin to experience changes not dissimilar to "Crush Syndrome" (google it). Simply put - without a blood supply changes take place in the limb, toxins begin to accumulate in the limb and if the constriction is sudddenly removed without counter measures in place then the toxins that are released into the bloodstream will severely shock the system which can result in a swift death (called the smiling death). If you don't die the limb will almost certainly not be viable and amputation will be the result. Just wrap the limb, lie down and lie still until help arrives. :Y: [/QUOTE]
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