https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-surfing-doctor-simple-life-saving-shark.htmlsample quote
In a study published by Emergency Medicine Australasia, Taylor found that a simple technique to compress the femoral artery was much more effective in stopping bleeding than traditionally-used tourniquets.
His study showed that by making a fist and pressing down on the artery around 89.7% of blood flow was stopped, versus 43.8% using a surfboard leash as a make-shift tourniquet.
The technique worked equally well with the patient wearing a wetsuit and without.
"I knew from my background in emergency medicine if people have massive bleeding from their leg, you can push very hard on the femoral artery and you can pretty much cut the entire blood flow of the leg that way," he said in a statement released by the university on Friday.
"It is easy to do and easy to remember—push hard between the hip and the genital bits and you could save a life."
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Probably also works in motorcycle, car and industrial accidents.
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