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Development and Characterization of a Self-Tightening Tourniquet System
Uncontrolled hemorrhage remains a leading cause of death in both emergency and military medicine. Tourniquets are essential to stopping hemorrhage in these scenarios, but they suffer from subjective, inconsistent application.
Saul J. Vega+4 more
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Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh: Preparedness, Prehospital Care, and Lessons Learned [PDF]
On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a man with anti-Semitic motivations entered Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns, opening fire upon worshippers. Eventually
Murray, Keith+4 more
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Que faire des traces d'une catastrophe: Mémoire des accidents et aménagement [PDF]
Cet article est consultable sur le site de la revue : http://www.annalesdelarechercheurbaine.fr/IMG/pdf/Clavandier_ARU-95.pdfPar définition "bouleversement", la catastrophe implique de repenser le monde environnant, notamment l'espace.
Clavandier, Gaëlle
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Evaluation of bleeding control course for health‐care providers in Japan
Aim The Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) course was developed by the American College of Surgeons to teach laypeople and health‐care providers (HCPs) how to stop life‐threatening bleeding. The first BCon course in Japan was held for HCPs in July 2018.
Koji Morishita+9 more
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Tourniquet in knee surgery [PDF]
The tourniquet is a surgical device composed of a round pneumatic cuff in which air at high pressure can be inflated with an automatic programmable pump to avoid bleeding and technical impediment.Comprehensive searches of Medline, Cochrane and Google Scholar databases were performed for studies regarding tourniquet application in arthroscopic and open ...
Vincenzo Denaro+6 more
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Relationship between Tourniquet Pressure and a Cross-Section Area of Superficial Vein of Forearm [PDF]
This study investigated the appropriate tourniquet pressure (TP) and duration of tourniquet application for venipuncture by calculating the venous cross-section (VCS) area on ultrasonography.
Ichimura, Mika+4 more
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Damage Control for Vascular Trauma from the Prehospital to the Operating Room Setting
Early management of vascular injury, starting at the field, is imperative for survival no less than any operative maneuver. Contemporary prehospital management of vascular trauma, including appropriate fluid and volume infusion, tourniquets, and ...
Emmanouil Pikoulis+7 more
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Treating symptomatic uterine fibroids with myomectomy: current practice and views of UK consultants [PDF]
Background: The demand for uterus-sparing treatments is increasing as more women postpone childbirth to their 30–40s, when fibroids are more symptomatic.
A Lethaby+25 more
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THE TOURNIQUET IN SURGERY [PDF]
The history of surgery is to a large extent written around the record of its technical advances. A pneumatic tourniquet is a humble instrument, when compared with many of the more complicated mechanical devices in the modern operation theatre. Nevertheless, it has played a significant role in making possible the precise operations of present-day ...
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