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Missing expectations: Windlass tourniquet use without formal training yields poor results

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1 Published in 2019 at "Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery"

DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002431

Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite significant attempts to educate civilians in hemorrhage control, the majority remain untrained. We sought to determine if laypersons can successfully apply one of three commercially available tourniquets; including those endorsed by the United… read more here.

Keywords: expectations windlass; training; windlass tourniquet; blood loss ... See more keywords