Tourniquets

1

Lay the tourniquet flat over your bicep (on the area above the elbow).

Take the farthest piece and pull it up under your arm. Put this piece between your teeth and pull the tourniquet. Do not tighten too much. You should feel the pulse beating in your arm.

2

3 Hold the loose end between your thumb and pointer finger. Wrap this piece around the stretched one.

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4

Take the loose end and slip it under the tourniquet.

Once it is tied, release the end of the tourniquet that you hold in your mouth. 5 6

Once the needle is in the vein but before injecting, loosen the tourniquet. To remove it, pull the shorter end for a quick release.