An Article and A YouTube Video For Prehospital Hemorrhage Control

Hemorrhage control is a critical part of prehospital emergency care.

Please review Reference (1),  Prehospital control of life-threatening truncal and junctional haemorrhage is the ultimate challenge in optimizing trauma care; a review of treatment options and their applicability in the civilian trauma setting, which discusses a number of different techniques and devices for prehospital hemorrhage control.

And then watch Dr. Mellick’s excellent YouTube video.

Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet-Version Two – YouTube Video by Dr. Larry Mellick. Published on May 3, 2014.

This video introduces a little known and potentially important life-saving device, the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet. Two versions of this teaching video have been created. Feel free to let me know which version is more helpful. This version includes a slide show at the end with detailed instructions.

Resources;

(1) Prehospital control of life-threatening truncal and junctional haemorrhage is the ultimate challenge in optimizing trauma care; a review of treatment options and their applicability in the civilian trauma setting [PubMed Abstract] [Full Text HTML] [Full Text PDF]. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2016 Sep 13;24(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13049-016-0301-9.

(2) Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet – AAJT™ White Paper from CompressionWorks

(3) CompressionWorks – Developer of the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet

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