Junctional Hemorrhage This term refers to bleeding from wounds to the: Groin The where the neck and the limbs join the torso are Buttocks areas. Hemorrhage from wounds in these “junctional” Perineum areas cannot be controlled by application of standard Axillae tourniquets like the C.A.T. Base of the neck Extremities at too proximal for a limb tourniquet Junctional Tourniquets The recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq went on for 13 years. Read text. So why did it take until 2011 to add a junctional tourniquet to TCCC? Dr. John Holcomb’s Brief to Defense Health Board 2011 In the last months of 2010, US Forces in Afghanistan Increasing Amputation Rates in the period Sep-Dec experienced an increase in limb amputations. 2010
Junctional Hemorrhage This term refers to bleeding from wounds to the: Groin Buttocks Perineum Axillae Base of the neck Extremities at too proximal for a limb tourniquet The where the neck and the limbs join the torso are “junctional” areas. Hemorrhage from wounds in these areas cannot be controlled by application of standard tourniquets like the C.A.T. Junctional Tourniquets The recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq went on for 13 years. So why did it take until 2011 to add a junctional tourniquet to TCCC? Read text. Dr. John Holcomb’s Brief to Defense Health Board 2011 Increasing Amputation Rates in the period Sep-Dec 2010 In the last months of 2010, US Forces in Afghanistan experienced an increase in limb amputations.
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