A multi-institutional analysis of prehospital tourniquet use

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-14

  Schroll, Rebecca ^a   Smith, Alison ^a   McSwain, Norman E ^a   Myers, John ^b   Rocchi, Kristin ^b   Inaba, Kenji ^c   Siboni, Stefano ^c   Vercruysse, Gary A ^d   Ibrahim Zada, Irada ^d   Sperry, Jason L ^e   Martin Gill, Christian ^e   Cannon, Jeremy W ^f,g   Holland, Seth R ^f   Schreiber, Martin A ^h   Lape, Diane ^h   Eastman, Alexander L ⁱ   Stebbins, Cari S ⁱ   Ferrada, Paula ^j   Han, Jinfeng ^j   Meade, Peter ^j   Duchesne, Juan C ^j   more..

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^h OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

civilian; multi institutional; prehospital; Tourniquet; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; SECONDARY INFECTION; STAB WOUND; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL RATE; TOURNIQUET; CLINICAL TRIAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84935060668     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000689     Document Type: Article

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