Patent ID: 8641690

Claim:
An apparatus for treatment of hemorrhaging at a wound on a body part, the apparatus comprising: a panel comprising inwardly and outwardly facing surfaces and a rigid or semi-rigid central portion located between first and second arms which extend outwardly and in transversely opposed directions from the central portion, wherein the first and second arms are relatively more flexible than the central portion; and a strap extendable transversely from the first arm to the second arm and around a side of the body part opposing the wound, wherein a length of the strap extending between the first and second arms determines a tension in the strap, the tension pulling inwardly on the first and second arms so as to elastically deform the first and second arms inwardly toward the body part; wherein the first and second arms are sufficiently flexible so as to be deformed inwardly to be adjacent to the body part; wherein a plurality of laterally spaced, transversely extending, rigidity-reducing apertures is defined in each of the first and second arms; and wherein each of the apertures has an outer transverse portion and an inner transverse portion, wherein the outer transverse portion has a greater area than the inner transverse portion.