title: Crush syndrome with death following pneumatic antishock garment application.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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