> Tourniquets are definitely a last-resort measure and an untrained provider using one can certainly cause more harm than good This is a bit of a stigma that i

> Tourniquets are definitely a last-resort measure and an untrained provider using one can certainly cause more harm than good This is a bit of a stigma that is starting to get cleared up. Tourniquets should be a "first resort" for significant bleeding in a limb that can't be easily controlled with direct pressure. Protocols used to involve all sorts of additional things to try (elevate the limb, use pressure points, apply more dressings/pressure, etc). Now it's "Squeeze the wound with gauze and a gloved hand. Did it stop? No? Apply a tourniquet." Assuming someone gets to a hospital within a reasonable period of time (where "reasonable" is "within a couple hours"), there is very little risk in applying a tourniquet.