Tourniquets are compression devices often used by medical professionals to stop bleeding during emergencies and medical procedures. They are usually a band or cord that is wrapped around a limb ...

Surgeons currently rely on sutures, bandages and tourniquets — devices that stop blood from flowing to part of the body — to staunch bleeding. But Huston wondered whether making blood less ...

empowers bystanders to save lives by knowing how to stop bleeding within minutes using techniques like packing the wound, applying pressure, and using a tourniquet. UAB started offering Stop the Bleed ...