Use of tourniquets in combat and civilian trauma situations

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 32-36

  Niven, Martin ^a   Castle, Nick ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Civilian practice; Haemorrhage; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOURNIQUET; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALGORITHMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STATE MEDICINE; TOURNIQUETS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 77956851437     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2010.06.18.3.32.c7828     Document Type: Review

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