Prehospital Tourniquets Placed on Limbs Without Major Vascular Injuries, Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far?

Timothy B LegareRebecca SchrollJohn P HuntJuan DuchesneAlan MarrJonathan SchoenPatrick GreiffensteinLance StukeAlison Smith

Published in: The American surgeon (2022)

This study showed a significant amount of prehospital tourniquets are being placed on patients without vascular injuries. Further studies are needed to elucidate the appropriateness of prehospital tourniquets, including targeted education of tourniquet placement.

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