Crush syndrome with death following pneumatic antishock garment application.
PASG is commonly employed for the prehospital therapy of traumatic hypovolemic hypotension. Although complications are reportly uncommon, several reports of compartment syndromes after PASG application and the present report of a crush syndrome following PASG application raise serious questions about the currently accepted guidelines for PASG therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005676:Gravity Suits / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy