title: First case report of SAM(r) Junctional tourniquet use in Afghanistan to control inguinal hemorrhage on the battlefield.
abstract: Junctional hemorrhage, bleeding that occurs at the junction of the trunk and its appendages, is the most common preventable cause of death from compressible hemorrhage on the battlefield. As of January 2014, four types of junctional tourniquets have been developed and cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Successful use of the Abdominal Aortic Tourniquet (AAT™) and Combat Ready Clamp (CRoC™) has already been reported. We report here the first known prehospital use of the SAM® Junctional Tourniquet (SJT) for a battlefield casualty with inguinal junctional hemorrhage.
authors: Jeffrey K
authors: JK
authors: Klotz
authors: Maura
authors: M
authors: Leo
authors: Brent L
authors: BL
authors: Andersen
authors: Adrien A
authors: AA
authors: Nkodo
authors: Gaston
authors: G
authors: Garcia
authors: Amanda M
authors: AM
authors: Wichern
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Chambers
authors: Ohmar N
authors: ON
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Mason U
authors: MU
authors: Pahle
authors: Joshua A
authors: JA
authors: Wagner
authors: John B
authors: JB
authors: Robinson
authors: John F
authors: JF
authors: Kragh
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D004867:Equipment Design; D006119:Groin; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries*; D014111:Tourniquets; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult