Massive uncontrolled hemorrhage is an important cause of preventable death in trauma.
Therefore, applying an arterial tourniquet (TQ) is recommended as a pre-hospital measure …

Background Combat applications of tourniquets for extremity trauma have led to increased
civilian prehospital tourniquet use. Studies have demonstrated that appropriate prehospital …

Background Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death after trauma. In high‐
income countries first responders are trained in hemorrhage control techniques but this is …

Aim. To assess the efficacy of a low‐cost haemorrhage‐control task simulator integrated in a
high‐fidelity simulation scenario to facilitate knowledge and practical skills acquisition, as …

Background Early application of tourniquets has reduced injury death rates. At the end of
2013, the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps completed a military-wide introduction of the …

OBJECTIVE The Stop the Bleed (STB) Campaign supported by the American College of
Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACSCT) and numerous other national organizations …

Background The education of civilians and first responders in prehospital tourniquet (PT)
utilization has spread rapidly. We aimed to describe trends in emergency medical services …

Abstract Background The Stop the Bleed (STB) training program was launched by the White
House to minimize hemorrhagic deaths. Few studies focused on the STB were reported …

Background Civilians are often first-line responders in hemorrhage control; however,
windlass tourniquets are not intuitive. Untrained users reading enclosed instructions failed in …

Educating medical laypeople in first aid for massive bleeds improves the injured person's
chance of survival when they act as an immediate responder. Although research has been …