SAM MEDICAL BLEEDING CONTROL KIT User manual

BEPREPARED.
PRESERVELIFE. BLEEDING
CONTROL
KIT

Locate the site of injury and place the SAM®
XT around the limb, directly onto the skin 2-3
inches above the wound.
STEP
1
Insert the tip of the strap through the opening
in the buckle. Grip the strap close to the buckle
and pull hard and steady against the buckle
until it stops. Maintaining tension, press the
strap back upon itself to hold it in place.
DO NOT COVER WINDLASS C-HOOKS.
TWIST the metal windlass rod UNTIL THE
BLEEDING HAS STOPPED.
Wrap strap between Windlass C-hooks, over rod
and around the limb.
Secure the ( ) Time Band over Windlass
C-hooks and record time of application.
Fix the metal windlass rod inside the Windlass
C-hooks and conrm that bleeding has stopped.
If bleeding continues, try to further tighten the
tourniquet with additional twists of the metal
windlass rod. If this fails to stop the bleeding,
apply a second SAM®XT side by side next to the
rst and ensure bleeding has stopped.
STEP
2
STEP
3
STEP
4
STEP
5
SAMXT-INSTRUCTIONSFORUSE TREATMENTBYWOUNDLOCATION
FOR ARM OR LEG
INJURIES: APPLY
THE SAM XT 2-3”
ABOVE THE WOUND
BCK-IC-01
FOR NECK, SHOULDER
OR GROIN INJURIES:
APPLY DIRECT
PRESSURE TO THE
WOUND USING
THE COMPRESSED
GAUZE OR PRESSURE
BANDAGE
JUNCTIONALINJURIES
LIMBINJURIES