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Combat lifesaver-trained, first-responder application of junctional tourniquets: a prospective, randomized, crossover trial

BACKGROUND: Junctional hemorrhage surpassed extremity hemorrhage as the leading cause of preventable death after the resurgence of limb tourniquets during the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Junctional tourniquets (JTQs) were developed in response to this injury pattern. Published data for...

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Autores principales: Flecha, Ismael, Naylor, Jason F., Schauer, Steven G., Curtis, Ryan A., Cunningham, Cord W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6136177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30208960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40779-018-0178-1