CAT Tourniquet Refresher

When do I use a Tourniquet?
For minor scratches
When direct pressure does not work on severe bleeding
When direct pressure works but I need my hands free
For neck lacerations
There are 4 parts to a CAT Tourniquet
True
False
You should tighten the windless till the bleeding stops and you can no longer feel a distal pulse.
True
False
Where are the two acceptable locations to note the time a tourniquet was applied? ( mark all
The extremity distal the tourniquet
The forehead
The tab on the tourniquet
A piece of paper pinned to the patients chest
Pick the injury you can not apply a tourniquet too.
An amputated arm
A laceration to the forearm with arterial bleeding
Gun Shot wound to the lower thigh
Self-inflicted laceration to the throat
The first and last thing EMS should be told during the hand off report is that the patient has a tourniquet applied?
True
False
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