Tourniquet self-application assessment in cold weather conditions
Abstract Background Our study aimed to assess the ability of nonmedical civilians to self-apply extremity tourniquets in cold weather conditions while wearing insulating technical clothing after receiving basic training. Methods A field study was conducted among 37 voluntary participants of an exped...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cf5678bd132c41b88c821dd860aa25c4 2023-10-09T21:45:02+02:00 Tourniquet self-application assessment in cold weather conditions Carlos Yánez Benítez Teófilo Lorente-Aznar Idurre Labaka Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro Jr Yosu Viteri Koji Morishita Marta Baselga Antonio Güemes 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00871-1 https://doaj.org/article/cf5678bd132c41b88c821dd860aa25c4 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00871-1 https://doaj.org/toc/1471-227X doi:10.1186/s12873-023-00871-1 1471-227X https://doaj.org/article/cf5678bd132c41b88c821dd860aa25c4 BMC Emergency Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) Training Trauma Vascular Tourniquet Special situations and conditions RC952-1245 Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00871-1 2023-09-10T00:43:42Z Abstract Background Our study aimed to assess the ability of nonmedical civilians to self-apply extremity tourniquets in cold weather conditions while wearing insulating technical clothing after receiving basic training. Methods A field study was conducted among 37 voluntary participants of an expedition party to the Spanish Antarctic base. The researchers assessed the participant’s ability to self-apply five commercial extremity tourniquets (CAT, OMNA, RMT, SWAT-T, and RATS) over cold-weather clothing and their achieved effectiveness for vascular occlusion. Upper extremity self-application was performed with a single-handed technique (OHT), and lower extremity applying a two-handed technique (THT). Perceptions of self-application ease mean values ± standard deviation (SD) were compared by applying a 5% statistical significance threshold. Frequency count determined tourniquet preference. Results All the tested ETs, except the SWAT-T, were properly self-applied with an OHT, resulting in effective vascular occlusion in the upper extremity. The five devices tested were self-applied correctly in the lower extremities using THT. The ratcheting marine-designed OMNA ranked the highest for application easiness on both the upper and lower extremities, and the windlass CAT model was the preferred device by most participants. Conclusions Civilian extremity tourniquet self-application on both upper and lower extremities can be accomplished in cold weather conditions despite using cold-weather gloves and technical clothing after receiving brief training. The ratcheting marine-designed OMNA ranked the highest for application ease, and the windlass CAT model was the preferred device. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic BMC Emergency Medicine 23 1 |
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Abstract Background Our study aimed to assess the ability of nonmedical civilians to self-apply extremity tourniquets in cold weather conditions while wearing insulating technical clothing after receiving basic training. Methods A field study was conducted among 37 voluntary participants of an expedition party to the Spanish Antarctic base. The researchers assessed the participant’s ability to self-apply five commercial extremity tourniquets (CAT, OMNA, RMT, SWAT-T, and RATS) over cold-weather clothing and their achieved effectiveness for vascular occlusion. Upper extremity self-application was performed with a single-handed technique (OHT), and lower extremity applying a two-handed technique (THT). Perceptions of self-application ease mean values ± standard deviation (SD) were compared by applying a 5% statistical significance threshold. Frequency count determined tourniquet preference. Results All the tested ETs, except the SWAT-T, were properly self-applied with an OHT, resulting in effective vascular occlusion in the upper extremity. The five devices tested were self-applied correctly in the lower extremities using THT. The ratcheting marine-designed OMNA ranked the highest for application easiness on both the upper and lower extremities, and the windlass CAT model was the preferred device by most participants. Conclusions Civilian extremity tourniquet self-application on both upper and lower extremities can be accomplished in cold weather conditions despite using cold-weather gloves and technical clothing after receiving brief training. The ratcheting marine-designed OMNA ranked the highest for application ease, and the windlass CAT model was the preferred device. |
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