Dr. Frank Butler was honored at the White House this month for his contributions to combat casualty care including broader ...

The problem was obvious: it was still bound with an elastic tourniquet mistakenly left in place after the surgery. When hobbies become obsessions: why too much of a good thing can be a bad thing ...

A tourniquet is a tight band device that's tied to an arm or leg to help stop uncontrollable bleeding in an emergency ...

Maximum improvement is not reached until two years after surgery.

What is Stop the Bleed? Stop the Bleed, a national campaign from the American College of Surgeons, empowers bystanders to save lives by knowing how to stop bleeding within minutes using techniques ...

Picture: Jamie Hanson Mr Forte said a study conducted by the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery had found immediate access to tourniquets could increase survival rates by nearly 90 per cent ...