PBS 3.2.3 Project 7A Clamping an Arterial Bleed

The survival of a limb is compromised past the clamping of an artery after what period of time?

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

How is arterial bleeding stopped in this sim?

• A hemostat clamps the artery shut downstream of the bleed

• The air is released from the BP cuff so it drops to 0mmHg

• Firm pressure is applied to the artery at the bleed site

• A hemostat clamps the artery shut upstream of the bleed