A group of U.S. soldiers arriving in Macedonia found themselves taking a surprise
refresher course on first aid. Following an involved lesson on making splints,
dressing wounds and applying tourniquets to stop bleeding, the instructor decided
to determine how well the class had grasped the information given.
"Jones," he said, pointing to one of the solders, "say your platoon
leader sustains a head injury during a cross-country march. What do you do about
it?"
"That's easy, Sir," said Jones. "I wrap a tourniquet around his
neck and tighten it until the bleeding stops."