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Master of Public Health

The trauma center is too late: Major limb trauma without a pre-hospital tourniquet has increased death from hemorrhagic shock.

AUTHORS

Scerbo MH , Holcomb JB , Taub E , Gates K , Love JD , Wade CE , Cotton BA , . The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2017 12 1; 83(6). 1165-1172

ABSTRACT

To date, no civilian studies have demonstrated that pre-hospital (PH) tourniquets improve survival. We hypothesized that late, trauma center (TC) tourniquet use would increase death from hemorrhagic shock compared to early (PH) placement.

To date, no civilian studies have demonstrated that pre-hospital (PH) tourniquets improve survival. We hypothesized that late, trauma center (TC) tourniquet use would increase death from hemorrhagic shock compared to early (PH) placement.

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