 Tourniquets
"Tourniquets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices for the compression of a blood vessel by application around an extremity to control the circulation and prevent the flow of blood to or from the distal area. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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D014111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.926
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tourniquets" by people in Profiles.
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Reneau HB, Long BJ, Rizzo JA, Fisher AD, April MD, Schauer SG. An Analysis of Junctional Tourniquet Use Within the Department of Defense Trauma Registry. J Spec Oper Med. 2025 Apr 30; 24(4):40-44.
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Mokhtari AK, Mikdad S, Luckhurst C, Hwabejire J, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Bloemers FW, Saillant NN. Prehospital extremity tourniquet placements-performance evaluation of non-EMS placement of a lifesaving device. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Oct; 48(5):4255-4265.
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Johnson SA, Lauby RS, Fisher AD, Naylor JF, April MD, Long B, Schauer SG. An Analysis of Conflicts Across Role 1 Guidelines. Mil Med. 2022 03 28; 187(3-4):e263-e274.
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Schroll R, Smith A, Alabaster K, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman ZE, Teicher EJ, Lita E, Ferrada P, Han J, Fullerton RD, McNickle AG, Fraser DR, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Todd SR, Turay D, Pop A, Godat LN, Costantini TW, Khor D, Inaba K, Bardes J, Wilson A, Myers JG, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Berdel HO, Bottiggi AJ, Dorlac W, Zier L, Chang G, Lindner M, Martinez B, Tatum D, Fischer PE, Lieser M, Mabe RC, Lottenberg L, Velopoulos CG, Urban S, Duke M, Brown A, Peckham M, Gongola A, Enniss TM, Teixeira P, Kim DY, Singer G, Ekeh P, Hardman C, Askari R, Okafor B, Duchesne J. AAST multicenter prospective analysis of prehospital tourniquet use for extremity trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 06 01; 92(6):997-1004.
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Hesling JD, Paulson MW, McKay JT, Bebarta VS, Flarity K, Keenan S, Fisher AD, Borgman MA, April MD, Schauer SG. Characterizing pediatric supermassive transfusion and the contributing injury patterns in the combat environment. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jan; 51:139-143.
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Mikdad S, Mokhtari AK, Luckhurst CM, Breen KA, Liu B, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G, Mendoza AE, Bloemers FW, Saillant N. Implications of the national Stop the Bleed campaign: The swinging pendulum of prehospital tourniquet application in civilian limb trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 08 01; 91(2):352-360.
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Paulson MW, Hesling JD, McKay JT, Bebarta VS, Flarity K, Keena S, Naylor JF, Fisher AD, April MD, Schauer SG. A Descriptive Analysis of Battlefield First Responder and Combat Lifesaver Interventions during the Role 1 Phase of Care. Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2021 Jul-Sep; (PB 8-21-07/08/09):25-30.
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Barnard LM, Guan S, Zarmer L, Mills B, Blackwood J, Bulger E, Yang BY, Johnston P, Vavilala MS, Sayre MR, Rea TD, Murphy DL. Prehospital tourniquet use: An evaluation of community application and outcome. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):1040-1047.
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Carius BM, Tapia AD, Uhaa N, Johnson SA, Cuenca CM, Lauby RS, Schauer SG. STAT vs. CAT: A pilot comparison after a video demonstration. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 09; 47:305-306.
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Jerome JE, Pons PT, Haukoos JS, Manson J, Gravitz S. Tourniquet Application by Urban Police Officers: The Aurora, Colorado Experience. J Spec Oper Med. 2021; 21(1):71-76.
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