Prehospital Tourniquet Use in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Effect on Hemorrhage Control and Outcomes

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Authors

Alec C. Beekley · Madigan Army Medical Center

James Sebesta · C and D (Czechia)

Lorne H. Blackbourne · C and D (Czechia)

Garth S. Herbert · C and D (Czechia)

David S. Kauvar · C and D (Czechia)

David G. Baer · C and D (Czechia)

James Walters ·

Abstract

Prehospital tourniquet use was associated with improved hemorrhage control, particularly in the worse injured (Injury Severity Score >15) subset of patients. Fifty-seven percent of the deaths might have been prevented by earlier tourniquet use. There were no early adverse outcomes related to tourniquet use.

Topics & Keywords

Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

Volume 64, Issue 2, pp. S28-S37

DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318160937e

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