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Massive hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death from injuries.

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Mike Shertz

Mayhem in the Nutcracker Suite

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, More
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December 12, 2021
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Marie and her family enjoy the traditional Christmas evening gathering including dancing and a visit from Herr Drosselmeyer. Marie and her brother receive extravagant gifts, Marie’s is an exquisitely crafted nutcracker. Suddenly, there is a sound to the south of …

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A photo of a police officer's leg showing two, side-by-side CAT tourniquets properly applied to stop massive hemorrhage
Mike Shertz

Tourniquets: One may not be enough

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, Equipment
  • Comments 0 comment
September 10, 2021
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If you are going to carry a tourniquet, we feel two is the minimum load-out carried on the body. The best data available indicates a 70% occlusion rate of a single tourniquet on a volunteer thigh. This successful occlusion can …

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A photo of the burly chest of an operator with an American flag and CAT tourniquet staged on the exterior of his gear, center line
Mike Shertz

Tourniquet environmental wear: is time of the essence?

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage, Equipment
  • Comments 3 comments
August 11, 2021
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CAT Environmental Breakage We receive frequent questions about shelf-life and environmental degradation of tourniquets. There has been some discussion in the US Department of Defense about declaring a five-year self-life for new, unused commercial tourniquets in the inventory. Certainly, even …

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Neck wound qualifies as junctional hemorrhage
Mike Shertz

Junctional Hemorrhage: The next frontier for hemorrhage control

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage
March 30, 2021
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The term “junctional hemorrhage” first appeared in the medical literature in December 2009. It refers to injuries and bleeding occurring at the transition zones between the extremities and the torso. Although not an extremity, the neck is generally included in …

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A CAT tourniquet, Nonin Pulse Ox, and Doppler displayed on a table
Mike Shertz

Head to head: Doppler vs. Pulse oximeter as a training tool for tourniquet efficacy. Doppler wins.

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage
  • Comments 0 comment
February 12, 2021
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BLUF:* Is there a role for using a fingertip pulse oximeter as a training tool for tourniquet placement? We believe the answer is no. Considering the relative expense of a quality, FDA approved model pulse ox, a handheld doppler ultrasound is better, …

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Mike Shertz

Best Practices: Tourniquets & Closed Femur Fractures?

  • Posted by Mike Shertz
  • Categories (M) Massive Hemorrhage
  • Comments 0 comment
January 21, 2021
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BLUF:* Isolated closed femur fractures are extremely rare, the internal thigh bleeding can be substantial, but tourniquet application in these closed injuries is not likely to help. A closed femur fracture can bleed l to 1.5 liters into the thigh musculature. …

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