The Military Emergency Tourniquet Program's Lessons Learned With Devices and Designs

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report the device lessons learned from an emergency tournqiuet program, and in particular, to emphasize analysis of discarded devices recovered after clinical use. Methods: Discarded tourniquet devices were analyzed after use in emergency care of war casualties to determine wear and tear patterns, effectiveness rates, and associations among device designs. Results: The 159 devices recovered comprised seven designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA630590

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  • Charles E Wade
  • David G. Baer
  • John B Holcomb
  • John Frederick Kragh
  • Lorne H Blackbourne
  • Michael A. Dubick
  • Michelle L. O'neill
  • Thomas J. Walters

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  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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  • Biomedical

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  • Abstracts
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  • Emergencies
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Medicine
  • United States

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  • Medicine

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