Posted on Aug 24, 2016
Army surgeon general predicts new tourniquet will save many lives
7.77K
55
22
11
11
0
Imagine not being able to stop a fellow soldier from bleeding to death. Imagine how a medic feels when he/she loses another soldier. I saw this in Vietnam. We would rush to pickup a wounded soldier, when the LZ was too hot for Medvac to go in, and on the way to the hospital in Plieku, the soldier bled to death. Everyone on board felt sad and helpless. Maybe this new tourniquet will stop some deaths.
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save Warfighters from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Junctional tourniquets are designed to stop the bleeding in the groin or armpit area where the Combat Application Tourniquet cannot be used. The junctional tourniquet is designed like a belt with air bladders that can be positioned in about 60 seconds – a crucial factor for combat medics who only have minutes to save a fellow Warfighter's life if he or she is hemorrhaging. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save Warfighters from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Junctional tourniquets are designed to stop the bleeding in the groin or armpit area where the Combat Application Tourniquet cannot be used. The junctional tourniquet is designed like a belt with air bladders that can be positioned in about 60 seconds – a crucial factor for combat medics who only have minutes to save a fellow Warfighter's life if he or she is hemorrhaging. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save Warfighters from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Junctional tourniquets are designed to stop the bleeding in the groin or armpit area where the Combat Application Tourniquet cannot be used. The junctional tourniquet is designed like a belt with air bladders that can be positioned in about 60 seconds – a crucial factor for combat medics who only have minutes to save a fellow Warfighter's life if he or she is hemorrhaging. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is fielding a new junctional tourniquet designed to save Warfighters from bleeding to death on the battlefield. Junctional tourniquets are designed to stop the bleeding in the groin or armpit area where the Combat Application Tourniquet cannot be used. The junctional tourniquet is designed like a belt with air bladders that can be positioned in about 60 seconds – a crucial factor for combat medics who only have minutes to save a fellow Warfighter's life if he or she is hemorrhaging. (U.S. Army photo by Ellen Crown)
Army surgeon general predicts new tourniquet will save many lives
Posted from health.mil
Death
Health
68W: Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 11
5
5
0
Ya, those are the injuries they are having a hard time with. They also have what we called a ballistic diaper you wear over your FROG trousers and we usually wore them when in convoys as that is where this type of injury comes form. I did not have these in Iraq but when we deployed to Afghanistan was issued them in 2012.
(5)
(0)
SGT (Join to see)
Thanks for your response CPO (Join to see). Nice to read from someone who knows what it does.
(0)
(0)
Suspended Profile
Invention seals gunshot wound in seconds
Using injectable, fast absorbing sponges, the xStat can seal wounds in 15 seconds or less, potentially saving lives.
SGT (Join to see) - I kinda thought XSTAT Dressing was cool!!! Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkh842bxW54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkh842bxW54
SGT (Join to see)
1LT Sandy Annala, I'm guessing the sponges are removed during surgery. How are they kept sanitary once they're in?
(0)
(0)
Suspended Profile
SGT (Join to see) - They aspirate them out in the OR. Each of the tiny sponges has a radio opaque tag so you can track them on X Ray. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
SGT (Join to see)
WOW! That's awesome 1LT Sandy Annala. Modern medicine that does save lives. That's great. Thanks Sandy.
(0)
(0)
SGT Bryan Stanley
This is cool. Would have been really useful if I had these in Iraq, back in 2003-2004.
(0)
(0)
4
4
0
I work in the ER every day. I have spent years in the Trauma Center, back of an ambulance, a chopper, or in the backwoods of Nowhereland. I have seen the advancements of military trauma care work it's way into the civilian healthcare system. We learn a lot from war. It's one of the few good things that come out of it. Most of what I learned at Ft. Sam and Ft. Bragg is basic Paramedic stuff now. Keeping up with the advances in care from the military through conferences, reading, and friends who have deployed, whether AD, NG, or Reserve, is one of my passions. Trying to convince the powers that be is easier today than earlier, because of the influx of senior nurses with military backgrounds and docs who were AD or Reserve. The Assiut Femoral Compression Devices (AFCD) has been used for a few years. I think the AF PJs used it a lot. It was the best thing available at the time. Hope this one pans out.
(4)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google