Applying the Tourniquet

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1. Tie a half-knot. (A half-knot is the same as the first part of tying a shoe lace.) Place a stick (or similar rigid object) on top of the half-knot.
2. Tie a full knot over the stick.
3. Twist the stick until the tourniquet is tight around the limb and/or the bright red bleeding has stopped. In the case of amputation, dark oozing blood may continue for a short time. This is the blood trapped in the area between the wound and tourniquet.
4. Fasten the tourniquet to the limb by looping the free ends of the tourniquet over the ends of the stick. Then bring the ends around the limb to prevent the stick from loosening. Tie them together under the limb.