Prehospital Application of Hemostatic Agents in Iraq and Afghanistan.
L T C Steven G SchauerMichael D AprilJason F NaylorJoseph K MaddryAllyson A AranaMichael A DubickAndrew David FisherCord W CunninghamAnthony E PusateriPublished in: Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2018)
Hemostatic agents were infrequently utilized to manage traumatic hemorrhage during the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hemostatic agent use was more frequent in casualties with gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, concomitant tourniquet application, and greater blood product administration."