Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members
Abstract Search and rescue teams and Antarctic research groups use protective cold-water anti-exposure suits (AES) when cruising on Zodiacs. Extremity tourniquet (ET) self-application (SA) donned with AESs has not been previously studied. Our study therefore assessed the SA of 5 commercial ETs (CAT,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/dmp.2023.179 2024-03-03T08:37:28+00:00 Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members Yánez Benñitez, Carlos Lorente-Aznar, Teófilo Labaka, Idurre Soteras, Iñigo Baselga, Marta Morishita, Koji Ribeiro, Marcelo Güemes, Antonio 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2023.179 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1935789323001799 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness volume 17 ISSN 1935-7893 1938-744X Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health journal-article 2023 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2023.179 2024-02-08T08:31:11Z Abstract Search and rescue teams and Antarctic research groups use protective cold-water anti-exposure suits (AES) when cruising on Zodiacs. Extremity tourniquet (ET) self-application (SA) donned with AESs has not been previously studied. Our study therefore assessed the SA of 5 commercial ETs (CAT, OMNA, RATS, RMT, and SWAT-T) among 15 volunteers who donned these suits. Tourniquet‘s SA ability, ease of SA, tolerance, and tourniquet preference were measured. All ETs tested were self-applied to the upper extremity except for the SWAT, which was self-applied with the rest to the lower extremity. Ease- of- SA mean values were compared using the Friedman and Durbin-Conover post hoc tests (P < 0.001). Regarding the upper extremity, OMNA achieved the highest score of 8.5 out of 10, while RMT, and SWAT received lower scores than other options (P < 0.001). For lower extremities, SWAT was found to be inferior to other options (P < 0.01). Overall, OMNA was the best performer. The RATS showed significantly lower tolerance than the other groups in repeated- measures ANOVA with a Tukey post hoc test (P < 0.01). Additionally, out of the 5 ETs tested, 60% of subjects preferred OMNA. The study concluded that SA commercial ETs are feasible over cold-water anti-exposure suits in the Antarctic climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 17 |
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Abstract Search and rescue teams and Antarctic research groups use protective cold-water anti-exposure suits (AES) when cruising on Zodiacs. Extremity tourniquet (ET) self-application (SA) donned with AESs has not been previously studied. Our study therefore assessed the SA of 5 commercial ETs (CAT, OMNA, RATS, RMT, and SWAT-T) among 15 volunteers who donned these suits. Tourniquet‘s SA ability, ease of SA, tolerance, and tourniquet preference were measured. All ETs tested were self-applied to the upper extremity except for the SWAT, which was self-applied with the rest to the lower extremity. Ease- of- SA mean values were compared using the Friedman and Durbin-Conover post hoc tests (P < 0.001). Regarding the upper extremity, OMNA achieved the highest score of 8.5 out of 10, while RMT, and SWAT received lower scores than other options (P < 0.001). For lower extremities, SWAT was found to be inferior to other options (P < 0.01). Overall, OMNA was the best performer. The RATS showed significantly lower tolerance than the other groups in repeated- measures ANOVA with a Tukey post hoc test (P < 0.01). Additionally, out of the 5 ETs tested, 60% of subjects preferred OMNA. The study concluded that SA commercial ETs are feasible over cold-water anti-exposure suits in the Antarctic climate. |
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Yánez Benñitez, Carlos Lorente-Aznar, Teófilo Labaka, Idurre Soteras, Iñigo Baselga, Marta Morishita, Koji Ribeiro, Marcelo Güemes, Antonio |
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Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members |
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Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members |
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Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members |
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