Research on Tourniquet Related Injury for Combat Casualty Care

Abstract

The tourniquet has been used for over 300 years for effective hemorrhage control during surgery and trauma. However, tourniquets are far from benign, causing a host of complications collectively known as tourniquet injury. A tremendous body of clinical experience and scientific research has resulted in principles of safe use and advances in tourniquet design, minimizing tourniquet injury under clinical conditions. Unfortunately, battlefield conditions preclude adherence to these safe principles and the use of surgical tourniquets. The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) has developed an integrated program designed to address the unique nature of tourniquet use under combat conditions with the goal of increasing the rate of limb salvage and saving lives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA444700

Entities

People

  • David A. Baer
  • Joseph C Wenke
  • Thomas J. Walters

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Battlefields
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Compression
  • Gene Expression
  • Ground Based
  • Hemorrhage
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Muscles
  • Product Development
  • Surgery
  • Therapy
  • Vascular Diseases
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.