Tourniquets exposed to the Afghanistan combat environment have decreased efficacy and increased breakage compared to unexposed tourniquets

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1400-1403

  Childers, Richard ^a   Tolentino, Jerlyn C ^a   Leasiolagi, John ^b   Wiley, Nick ^c   Liebhardt, Damian ^d   Barbabella, Sean ^e   Kragh Jr , John F ^f  

^a LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

^b Reconnaissance Battalion   (United States)

^c II Marine Expeditionary Force   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^f US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; SOLDIER; TOURNIQUET; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TOURNIQUETS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83255165564     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00212     Document Type: Article

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