The evaluation of an abdominal aortic tourniquet for the control of pelvic and lower limb hemorrhage

Military Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1196-1201

  Taylor, David M ^a   Coleman, Martin ^b   Parker, Paul J ^a  

^a British Army   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; PELVIS; SOLDIER; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PELVIS; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887027792     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00223     Document Type: Article

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