An evidence-based prehospital guideline for external hemorrhage control: American college of surgeons committee on trauma

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-173

  Bulger, Eileen M ^a   Snyder, David ^b   Schoelles, Karen ^b   Gotschall, Cathy ^c   Dawson, Drew ^c   Lang, Eddy ^d   Sanddal, Nels D ^e   Butler, Frank K ^f   Fallat, Mary ^g   Taillac, Peter ^h   White, Lynn ⁱ   Salomone, Jeffrey P ^j   Seifarth, William ^k   Betzner, Michael J ^d   Johannigman, Jay ^l   McSwain Jr , Norman ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ECRI Institute of Health Technology Assessment   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^f Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care Joint Trauma System ^*  (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

ⁱ American Medical Response Inc   (United States)

^j MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^m TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

external hemorrhage; hemostatic agents; tourniquet

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LIMB; LIMB SALVAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; SHOCK; STANDARDS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOURNIQUET; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXTREMITIES; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHOCK; TOURNIQUETS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84896467189     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2014.896962     Document Type: Article

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