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UPDATED 04/12/14 – Guidelines, further reading and advice for prehospital care and air medical providers from the CDC, WHO and other international organisations.
Tourniquets for the control of traumatic hemorrhage: a review of the literature
This article reviews tourniquet application for haemorrhage control and gives a good overview of the history of tourniquet use.
An evidence-based prehospital guideline for external hemorrhage control: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
This report describes the development of an evidence-based guideline for external hemorrhage control in the prehospital setting, including the use of tourniquets and hemostatic agents for management of life-threatening hemorrhage.
PHTLS – Review of prehospital topical hemostatic agents (Aug 2011)
Prehospital topical hemostatic agents – A review of the current literature by PHTLS Executive Committee.
ITLS Position Paper – Role of TXA in management of traumatic haemorrhage in the field
ITLS Editorial Board position paper, published May 2014
Cochrane Review: Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding
An updated Cochrane review of volume and timing of fluid therapy in the context of haemorrhagic trauma.
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