Letters to the Editor: Emergency Tourniquet Use
Abstract
I thank Lt Col Parker for his interest and the Annals of Surgery for the opportunity to reply. Both percentages are correct. As explained in the text, one deals with use and the other with indication. Regarding age, the work was an observation, not an experiment, and so the cases were not randomized. That they did not have statistically similar ages is common in such situations. Our experience with age is evidently broader than Lt Col Parker's. The associations among age, hemorrhage, shock, and tourniquet use are inadequately evidenced in clinical practice and are infrequently studied in translational research. We saw servicepersons, contractors, and civilians. We did not emphasize job categorization since it was often unreliable and ultimately unproductive of knowledge fasciotomy was beyond the scope of the work and was addressed elsewhere.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA630423
Entities
People
- John Frederick Kragh
Organizations
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research