Application of Current Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Backcountry Care: Part One, Tourniquets and Hemorrhage Control Adjuncts

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 236-245

  Drew, Brendon ^a   Bennett, Brad L ^b   Littlejohn, Lanny ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

bandage; dressing; hemostasis; hemostatic agents; Key words hemorrhage; prehospital; topical; tourniquet; trauma

Indexed keywords

FIRST AID; HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TOURNIQUET; WILDERNESS MEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

FIRST AID; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; TOURNIQUETS; WILDERNESS MEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84930181334     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.016     Document Type: Review

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