Military Emergency Tourniquet Program's Lessons Learned With Devices and Designs.

摘要

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report the device lessons learned from an emergency tournqiuet program, and in particular, to emphasize analysis of discarded devices recovered after clinical use. Methods: Discarded tourniquet devices were analyzed after use in emergency care of war casualties to determine wear and tear patterns, effectiveness rates, and associations among device designs. Results: The 159 devices recovered comprised seven designs.