Application of Different Commercial Tourniquets by Laypersons: Would Public-access Tourniquets Work Without Training?

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that laypersons could benefit from prior training to effectively apply tourniquets in emergency situations. Of the tourniquets studied, the RMT was the most effectively and most rapidly applied.
PMID: 32202366 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - March 22, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Portela RC, Taylor SE, Sherrill CS, Dowlen WS, March J, Kitch B, Brewer K Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research