Many hikers have misconceptions about tourniquets. But carrying one—and knowing how to properly use it—could save your life.

Firstly, wound care is a disparate discipline practiced ... many patients continue to be treated with traditional dressings such as gauze secured by tape. However, adopting dressings on the ...

Care, however, should be taken when it is ... or reinstitute the inflammatory phase from adherence of the outer gauze to the wound bed. Apligraf (Novartis) is a bilayered human skin allograft ...