KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Chance Swanson recounts the overwhelming fear the moment he encountered a shark while surfing ...

For the first time, KHON2 is hearing from 33-year-old Kauai lifeguard Chance Swanson, who is recovering from a shark bite ...

Applying a tourniquet can help slow or limit excessive bleeding in an emergency. It typically involves wrapping material around the source of bleeding and applying pressure to stop or slow bleeding.

The Kauai lifeguard was off duty when he decided to go surfing at a spot he frequents just outside of Hanalei Bay. After ...

If you ever found yourself in an emergency where someone was bleeding uncontrollably, would you know what to do? Understanding when and how to use a tourniquet could mean the difference between life ...

An El Ejido resident saves his own life after a serious accident by using an improvised tourniquet – quick thinking that ...

Name: Jeff Kirkham Patent No.: 9,168,044 Patent: Multi-Use Cleat: An easy-to-use tourniquet that stops blood flow with elasticity, like a rubber band wrapped repeatedly around a finger. I was Special ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. (March 1, 2016) -- The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), a subordinate command within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), is fielding a new ...

A hair tourniquet occurs when a strand of hair wraps around a body part and cuts off circulation. Hair tourniquets can damage the nerves, skin tissue, and function of that body part. Hair tourniquets ...