When the soldier’s leg was ripped off, a medic had to apply a tourniquet around the top part of his thigh so he would not bleed to death.

Since a tourniquet was used during the medical procedure, the young man’s life was spared but not his leg.

To apply a tourniquet, get a long piece of cloth and tightly tie it right above the bleeding area.

A tourniquet can save a life by quickly halting the bleeding, but most likely the arm or leg will not be saved.

Following the attack, a paramedic applied a tourniquet around the victim’s profusely bleeding arm knowing the surgeon would amputate it later.