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3 years ago

When using a stick and square knot as a tourniquet to control severe bleeding from an amputated arm, the emt should: select one:

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The EMT should STOP TWISTING THE STICK WHEN THE BLEEDING STOPS. The correct option is B. Tourniquets are usually used as the last resort for severe bleeding, this is because it may cause injury to the bleeding organ.Tourniquets are only used on arms and legs and only when the bleeding is life threatening and can not be controlled by any other method.

vodka [1.7K]3 years ago

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The answer to this question is the letter B which is "stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops". When the responder wanted to control bleeding of a person with an amputated arm and he is going to use a stick and a square knot as a tourniquet to control the severe bleeding, the responder should remember that he needs to stop twisting the stick when the bleeding stops.

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