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Prehospital Tourniquets in Civilians: A Systematic Review.

Kenneth A EilertsenMorten WinbergElisabeth JeppesenGyri HvalTorben Wisborg
Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)
Despite relatively low evidence, the studies consistently suggested that the use of commercial tourniquets in a civilian setting to control life-threatening extremity hemorrhage seemed to be associated with improved survival, reduced need for blood transfusion, and few and transient adverse effects.
Keyphrases
  • cardiac arrest
  • soft tissue
  • cerebral ischemia
  • case control
  • trauma patients
  • free survival
  • emergency medical
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • blood brain barrier