How to Pack a Wound & Apply a Pressure Dressing | Compressed Gauze + Bridger Bandage Demo

Tourniquets save lives, but they only work for life-threatening bleeding on arms and legs. For wounds in areas where a tourniquet cannot be used, or when direct pressure needs to be maintained, you need the right tools and the training to use them.

In this hands-on bleeding-control demonstration, Brian “Doc” McLaughlin shows how to use Mountain Man Medical Compressed Gauze and the Bridger Compression Bandage together. You’ll see how to pack a wound, maintain direct pressure, secure the dressing, and recognize when bleeding is not controlled and a tourniquet is needed for an extremity wound.

The Mountain Man Medical Compressed Gauze includes 4.1 yards of sterile gauze in a compact, vacuum-sealed package. The Bridger Compression Bandage pairs a high-absorbency wound pad with an elastic wrap and secure hook closure to help maintain pressure when you cannot keep a hand on the wound.

This video is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for hands-on medical training. Get trained before the emergency happens.

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00:00 Why gauze and pressure dressings matter
00:13 Why tourniquets are not enough
00:37 Mountain Man Medical Compressed Gauze overview
01:21 Sterile gauze and emergency priorities
01:44 How to make a “power ball” for wound packing
01:55 Wound-packing demonstration
02:20 Holding direct pressure
02:52 Introducing the Bridger Compression Bandage
03:10 Opening and positioning the bandage
03:23 How to wrap for compression
04:05 Adding pressure over the wound
04:27 Securing the Bridger with the hook closure
04:56 How to tell bleeding is not controlled
05:11 When to upgrade to a tourniquet
05:28 Final takeaways