Application of Different Commercial Tourniquets by Laypersons: Would Public-access Tourniquets Work Without Training?

Roberto C Portela Stephen E TaylorCameron S SherrillWhitman S DowlenJuan A March Bryan B KitchKori Brewer

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

Our study suggests that laypersons could benefit from prior training to effectively apply tourniquets in emergency situations. Of the tourniquets studied, the RMT was the most effectively and most rapidly applied.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
public health
virtual reality
mental health
adverse drug
drug induced