Comparison of 4 Tactical Tourniquets Used in War Medicine

Bleeding remains the leading cause of death in combat, and the literature suggests that tourniquetable hemorrhage is the second leading cause of preventable death, behind non- tourniquetable hemorrhage. Currently, most Western armed forces recommend the use of the tactical tourniquet in combat for the management of tourniquetable hemorrhage. The SOFTT® tourniquet (Tactical Medical Solutions, Anderson) is the tactical tourniquet currently in use by the French armed forces. As the contract will soon come to an end, the question of its renewal arises. The purpose of this study is to compare 4 commercially available tactical tourniquets in healthy volunteers. The hypothesis of the research is that one of the 4 tourniquets compared is faster to set up than the others.

Comparison of 4 Tactical Tourniquets Used in War Medicine

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