title: Use of military antishock trousers in the hospital.
abstract: The military antishock trouser (MAST) suit has demonstrated its versatility in a number of situations. A method of inflation and monitoring for use in hospitalized patients using an oxygen flowmeter is described. This technique is simple to use and gives the physician more flexibility in controlling the inflation pressures of the suit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005676:Gravity Suits; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000517:prevention & control