Tranexamic acid at the point of injury: The Israeli combined civilian and military experience

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  Nadler, Roy ^a   Gendler, Sami ^a   Benov, Avi ^a   Strugo, Refael ^b   Abramovich, Amir ^a   Glassberg, Elon ^a  

^a Trauma and Combat Medicine Branch Surgeon General's HQ Israel Defense Forces   (Israel)

^b MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

military; point of injury; prehospital; tranexamic acid; TXA

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLEEDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; ISRAELI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEMORRHAGE; ISRAEL; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907336707     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000325     Document Type: Article

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