Tourniquet padding and methods of its use with a tourniquet are provided. The tourniquet padding comprises a cover sheet with at least one surface having anti-slip properties, and can be made with and without a compressible padding material disposed on the cover sheet. The tourniquet padding has a length sufficient to be wrapped around a limb of a person, and a width wider than the tourniquet. The cover sheet can be gathered along the proximal edge to accommodate a range of circumferences of extremities, and include an elastic member for wrapping around the extremity. The surface of the cover sheet to be placed in contact with the skin can include one or more adhesive elements to provide an interrupted adhesive surface. The adhesive elements can comprise an adhesive material that is adherable to skin, or a frictionally adhesive material having anti-slip properties to maintain the padding device in place on the skin during use. The surface of the cover sheet can comprise a liquid-repellent material to protect the tourniquet from becoming wet or soiled during a medical procedure. In an embodiment of the tourniquet padding, a padding material is disposed on a cover sheet such that at least the distal edge portion of the cover sheet can be turned onto a tourniquet disposed on the padding material. In another embodiment, the cover sheet comprises an extension of material along the lower or distal edge having an adhesive surface that is applied to the skin, and a second layer that is turned proximally over the lower (distal) edge of the tourniquet to protect the tourniquet, and to keep it from slipping distally.In use, the tourniquet padding is wrapped about an extremity, a tourniquet is positioned onto the padding material, and the distal edge portion of the cover sheet is turned onto the tourniquet and secured. The distal edge portion of the cover sheet can include perforations to divide it into sections. As the tourniquet inflates and deflates, the cover sheet overlying the tourniquet flexes to accommodate the change in thickness. The tourniquet padding maintains a blood pressure cuff or other tourniquet in place on a limb and prevents it from slipping down the extremity during use.

An apparatus is provided for applying compression therapy to an extremity of the human body, such as a portion of the human leg. The device includes a flexible member and an air bladder chamber. The flexible member is adapted to wrap around the extremity to secure the air bladder chamber to the extremity. An air pumping mechanism is operated to inflate the air bladder chamber to a pressurized state. One or more fluid-filled pressurized members are provided, each separate and distinct from the flexible member and the air bladder chamber and thus readily moveable relative to the flexible member and the air bladder chamber. The pressurized member(s) is operably disposed between the extremity and the flexible member whereby it applies increased localized pressure to the extremity during use. Preferably, the air bladder chamber is substantially longer in a first dimension than in a second dimension orthogonal thereto such that it can extend longitudinally along the extremity to cover a relatively long and narrow portion of the extremity. The position of the air chamber can be readily adapted to apply local pressure to desired body parts (such as certain venous channel). The pressurized member(s) can be positioned during use such that it covers a venous ulcer (or other treatment sites) and applies increased localized pressure to the treatment site in order to promote healing.

An apparatus is provided for applying compression therapy to an extremity of the human body, such as a portion of the human leg. The device includes a flexible member and an air bladder. The flexible member is adapted to wrap around the extremity to secure the air bladder chamber to the extremity. An air pumping mechanism is operated to inflate the air bladder chamber to a pressurized state. One or more fluid-filled pressurized members are provided, each separate and distinct from the flexible member and the air bladder chamber and thus readily moveable relative to the flexible member and the air bladder chamber. The pressurized member(s) preferably includes a sponge on its underside and is operably disposed between the extremity and the flexible member whereby it applies increased localized pressure to the extremity during use. The pressurized member(s) can be positioned during use such that it covers a venous ulcer (or other treatment sites) and applies increased localized pressure to the treatment site in order to promote healing.