title: [The use of pre-hospital tourniquets in life-threatening extremity traumas].
abstract: Tourniquets have been used for centuries. They have been called lifesavers and "an invention of the evil one". 90.9% of deaths on the battlefields result from haemorrhage. Lessons learned du­ring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have developed the treat­ment given to hypovolaemic patients on the battlefield. Treating bleeding and hypovolaemia is now considered as the primary intervention. The tourniquet has proven to be an indis­pensable tool treating wounded soldiers, with little risk of complications. The tourniquet might also show to be a valuable asset in a pre-hospital urban setting.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lyngsaa Lang
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lauridsen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boel
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020896:Hypovolemia / Q000628:therapy; D008887:Military Medicine; D014111:Tourniquets / Q000009:adverse effects