Vascular surgeon explains how wounded people should use tourniquets to avoid losing limb

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This was stated by Rostyslav Sabadosh, a professor and vascular surgeon at the Ivano-Frankivsk Central City Clinical Hospital, in an interview with Ukrinform , in response to a question about the proper use of tourniquets. "Amputations resulting from improperly applied tourniquets are far from rare. It is important to remember that, to preserve a limb, a tourniquet should not remain in place for more than two hours. If conditions allow, it should be loosened every two hours and then reapplied," the doctor said. At the same time, he noted that removing a tourniquet after two hours is not recommended if there is still a risk of massive bleeding. In such cases, the professor said, saving a person's life takes priority over saving the limb.