Trauma Care / hemorrhage control

Hemostatic gauze vs. regular gauze compared: mechanism, speed, cost, wound packing technique, and exactly when each belongs in your IFAK or trauma kit.

The three tools for life-threatening bleeding — direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquets — and exactly when to use each to keep someone alive until EMS arrives.

A step-by-step guide to applying a windlass tourniquet fast and correctly, how tight is tight enough, and the mistakes that make one fail.