The Epidemiology of Noncompressible Torso Hemorrhage in the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract

Vascular injury with concomitant hemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially preventable death in both civilian and military trauma patients.(1-9) Studies from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have suggested that up to 80% of potentially survivable patients die as a result of exsanguination.5,6 These studies categorize bleeding broadly in this context as compressible or noncompressible, depending on whether the hemorrhage control measures can be applied soon after the point of injury.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA615048

Entities

People

  • Adam Stannard
  • Daniel J. Scott
  • James D. Ross
  • Jonathan Morrison
  • Rebecca A. Ivatury
  • Todd E Rasmussen

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Bone Fractures
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Health Services
  • Hemorrhage
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Therapy
  • Thoracic Injuries
  • Thorax
  • Vascular System Injuries
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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