Tourniquet use in the prehospital setting: Are they being used appropriately?

M. Duignan, Kevin; C. Lamb, Laura; DiFiori, Monica; Quinlavin, John; M. Feeney, James

doi:10.5055/ajdm.2018.0286

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Tourniquet use in the prehospital setting: Are they being used appropriately?

Published in American Journal of Disaster Medicine • Jan 1, 2018

Authors:

Kevin M. Duignan

Laura C. Lamb

Monica DiFiori

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate tourniquet use in the Hartford prehospital setting during a 34-month period after the Hartford Consensus was published, which encouraged increasing tourniquet use in light of military research. DESIGN: This was a retrospective review of patients...

Subject

Tourniquet

Medicine

Retrospective cohort study

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