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Prehospital Tourniquets in Civilians: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPrehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2020
Objectives: Terrorist attacks and civilian mass-casualty events are frequent, and some countries have implemented tourniquet use for uncontrollable extremity bleeding in civilian settings.
Kenneth A Eilertsen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tourniquets used in peripheral venipuncture as a potential vehicle for transmission of microorganisms: scoping review

open access: yesInfectio, 2020
Introduction: The tourniquet used in venipuncture appears as a potential vehicle for the transmission of microorganisms that interferes with safety and the quality of clinical services.
Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira
doaj   +1 more source

Silicone ring tourniquet could be a substitute for a conventional tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty with a longer surgical field: a prospective comparative study in simultaneous total knee arthroplasty

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Introduction This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of silicon ring tourniquets and conventional pneumatic tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Tae sung Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and development of unstuck tourniquet

open access: yesMedisains, 2023
Background: Existing tourniquets often get stuck, so innovation is needed to develop unstuck tourniquets. Technic: The result of the development of the tourniquet is only to modify the location of the locking system.
Isty Alifurochmah, Endiyono Endiyono
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 2020
The White House “Stop the Bleed” campaign has renewed interest in public‐access bleeding kits and the use of tourniquets by the lay public. The objective of this study was to determine which type of tourniquet could be applied most effectively by the lay
Roberto C Portela   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tourniquet-induced nerve compression injuries are caused by high pressure levels and gradients – a review of the evidence to guide safe surgical, pre-hospital and blood flow restriction usage

open access: yesBMC Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery safely provide blood free surgical fields, but their use is not without risk. Tourniquets can result in temporary or permanent injury to underlying nerves, muscles, blood vessels and soft tissues.
Bassam A. Masri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the preventive effects of pretreatment of lidocaine with a tourniquet and a premixed injection of lidocaine on propofol-LCT/MCT injection pain [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
BackgroundLidocaine has been used widely to prevent propofol injection pain. Various methods of administration exist, such as lidocaine premixed with propofol or lidocaine pretreatment using a tourniquet, but it is unclear which method of lidocaine ...
Hyo Jin Byon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A crossover study evaluating the sex‐dependent and sensitizing effects of sleep deprivation using a nociceptive test battery in healthy subjects

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 361-371, January 2023., 2023
Aim We assessed whether total sleep deprivation (TSD) in combination with pain tests yields a reliable method to assess altered pain thresholds, which subsequently may be used to investigate (novel) analgesics in healthy subjects. Methods This was a two‐part randomized crossover study in 24 healthy men and 24 women.
Hemme Hijma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons Learned From the Battlefield and Applicability to Veterinary Medicine—Part 1: Hemorrhage Control

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
In humans, the leading cause of potentially preventable death on the modern battlefield is undoubtedly exsanguination from massive hemorrhage. The US military and allied nations have devoted enormous effort to combat hemorrhagic shock and massive ...
Thomas H. Edwards   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic eosinophilic granulomatous tenosynovitis in a Quarter Horse mare

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page e91-e97, February 2023., 2023
Summary A 5‐year‐old Quarter Horse mare was presented to the Michigan State University Equine Surgery Service for evaluation of a right hind metatarsophalangeal joint injury. On presentation, the horse was a grade 4/5 lame. Radiographs and ultrasonography showed peritendinous ossification/mineralisation of soft tissue structures and digital flexor ...
Zoë J. Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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