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They also don’t realize that dealing with one wound at a time won’t staunch the hemorrhaging.

Great sentence...but it contains a somewhat common error.

Staunch should be stanch.

Interesting. I've never actually heard or seen the word (mistakingly) staunch or the word stanch in this context. Thanks so much for pointing it out. Also unfamiliar with the word stanch in general. Obvious from your correction what stanch means in this context. But am going to look up.

Also enjoyed picking this new word up from the article--lingchi. As a writer that is one apropos word I WILL be using. Of course it will be sending the attentive and curious ones to dictionaries ;D.

In looking up stanch I came across this little ditty at merriam-webster.com.

Did You Know?
The verb "stanch" has a lot in common with the adjective staunch, meaning "steadfast." Not only do both words derive from the Anglo-French word estancher (which has the same meaning as "stanch"), but the spelling "s-t-a-n-c-h" is sometimes used for the adjective, and the spelling "s-t-a-u-n-c-h" is sometimes used for the verb. Although both spelling variants have been in reputable use for centuries and both are perfectly standard for either the verb or adjective, "stanch" is the form used most often for the verb and "staunch" is the most common variant for the adjective.

So there are one of two truths here. Either the author is HIGHLY sophisticated regarding his understanding of the USE of the word(s) OR he is highly unsophisticated. haha. A small but poignant detail regarding these two words and their usages.