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Evaluating new types of tourniquets by the Israeli Naval special warfare unit
BACKGROUND: Extremity injuries, which accounts for 20% of all battlefield injuries, result in 7-9% of deaths during military activity. Silicone tourniquets were used, by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, for upper extremity and calf injuries, while thigh injuries were treated by an improvise...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5327874/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28265416 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2054-314X-1-1 |