Combat lifesaver-trained, first-responder application of junctional tourniquets: a prospective, randomized, crossover trial

Combat lifesaver-trained, first-responder application of junctional tourniquets: a prospective, randomized, crossover trial

Abstract Background Junctional hemorrhage surpassed extremity hemorrhage as the leading cause of preventable death after the resurgence of limb tourniquets during the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Junctional tourniquets (JTQs) were developed in response to this injury pattern. Published...

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Main Authors: Ismael Flecha, Jason F. Naylor, Steven G. Schauer, Ryan A. Curtis, Cord W. Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Military Medical Research
Subjects:
Junctional
Tourniquet
Hemorrhage
Combat
Battlefield
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-018-0178-1

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