What is the difference between a tourniquet and a constricting band? Which one will you never use as a first aid responder?

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Trudy · Answer 1 · 2021-01-14T00:16:22+0000

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A tourniquet is a constricting band placed around a limb and tightened to eliminate arterial flow past the device. Simply tying a constricting band tightly around a limb rarely provides enough pressure to occlude arterial flow.

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