The Platinum 5 min in TCCC: Analysis of Junctional and Extremity Hemorrhage Scenarios with a Mathematical Model.

Conclusion: Thus the immediacy of intervention in terms of application of a tourniquet is clearly emphasized by the simulation, that is, the window of opportunity for a life-saving intervention, especially in a combat setting, is significantly smaller than the symbolic "platinum five minutes" might suggest. With respect to the 3-min window of opportunity identified in the simulations the effective application of these devices in a TCCC setting appears questionable. Given these observations, further research and development into solutions that allow the timely identification of a junctional bleeding problem and application of compression is necessary. PMID: 29547925 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research