Prehospital control of traumatic external hemorrhage literature review and evidence analysis of tourniquets and hemostatic dressings

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Weitere Verfasser: Victors, Carlton S. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Nova Biomedical [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Emergency and intensive care medicine
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  • PREHOSPITAL CONTROL OF TRAUMATIC EXTERNAL HEMORRHAGE: LITERATURE REVIEW AND EVIDENCE ANALYSIS OF TOURNIQUETS AND HEMOSTATIC DRESSINGS; PREHOSPITAL CONTROL OF TRAUMATIC EXTERNAL HEMORRHAGE: LITERATURE REVIEW AND EVIDENCE ANALYSIS OF TOURNIQUETS AND HEMOSTATIC DRESSINGS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Efficacy of Prehospital Application of Tourniquets and Hemostatic Dressings to Control Traumatic External Hemorrhage; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion
  • Appendix A. Methods of Identifying the LiteratureAppendix B. Excluded Articles; Appendix C. Evidence Tables for Indirect Evidence: Animal, Volunteer and Simulation Studies; References; Chapter 2: Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011; Summary; Introduction; Methods; 2011 Field Triage Guideline Recommendations; Future Research for Field Triage; Conclusion; References; Index
  • The majority of all road trauma deaths occur either at the scene of injury or in the prehospital setting. The World Health Organization has identified uncontrolled bleeding to be the leading cause of preventable traumatic death. Emergency Medical Services systems play a key role in helping to reduce motor vehicle-related fatalities by providing medical care at the crash scene and by quickly transporting injured patients to the most appropriate level of trauma care. This book's purpose is to present a systematic review and assessment of the biomedical and clinical literature describing prehospi