The Military Learned to Stop the Bleeding
The Military Learned to Stop the Bleeding Many civilian lives could be saved by using tourniquets. A Combat Application Tourniquet training demonstration in Long Beach, Calif., May 9, 2019. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images By Frank K. Butler and John B. Holcomb Dec. 20, 2020 4:29 pm ET Robyn Gardner lay bleeding by a river near Sacramento, Calif., her thigh ripped open by a boat’s propeller. A former Army medic happened to be nearby. He applied a tourniquet, which immediately stopped the bleeding and stabilized Gardner. ...
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