The tourniquet controversy

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 54, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Navein, John ^a,d   Coupland, Robin ^b   Dunn, Roderick ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b International Committee of the Red Cross   (Switzerland)

^c CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACTURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURNIQUET; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0038001545     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Donaldson M. The tourniquet. Br Med J. 1940;Feb 17:273.
3. Gidlof F, Lewis DH. The relation of the post-ischaemic reperfusion impairment to the severity of ischaemia in the tibialis anterior muscle of the rat. Int J Microcirc Clin. 1990;9:187-203.