How many of you remember bleeding control from the first aid classes of yesteryear? The classes I am talking about emphasized 1.) direct pressure 2.) elevation 3.) pressure points and only as a last resort...4.) Tourniquets!!! There has been an advancement of medicine and the way we treat patients with massive hemorrhaging since the two theaters of operation in the Middle East began. Tourniquets have been a game changer in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock (shock due to th