An evaluation of two tourniquet systems for the control of prehospital lower limb hemorrhage

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 591-595

  Taylor, David M ^a   Vater, Gill M ^a   Parker, Paul J ^b  

^a FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Hemorrhage; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG HEMORRHAGE; PNEUMATIC TOURNIQUET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SOLDIER; TOURNIQUET; WINDLASS TOURNIQUET;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TOURNIQUETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052694736     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820e0e41     Document Type: Article

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