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Please see this thread regarding Hemostatic Agents and Tourniquets. It's long, but pack with good evidence based medicine.
The brief overview for bleeding
Direct Pressure
If not controlled with Direct Pressure and the wound is an extremity then go to a Tourniquet. Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support guidelines no longer recommend pressure points or elevation as there is no evidence that these work and you may be wasting precious time. (Femoral Artery injury can bleed you out in as fast as 3 minutes)
If injury not amenable to a tourniquet such as a high femoral artery injury then go to a hemostatic agent.
The thread above goes into more detail with links to articles and studies.
Take Care
The brief overview for bleeding
Direct Pressure
If not controlled with Direct Pressure and the wound is an extremity then go to a Tourniquet. Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support guidelines no longer recommend pressure points or elevation as there is no evidence that these work and you may be wasting precious time. (Femoral Artery injury can bleed you out in as fast as 3 minutes)
If injury not amenable to a tourniquet such as a high femoral artery injury then go to a hemostatic agent.
The thread above goes into more detail with links to articles and studies.
Take Care
