Crush and tourniquets

[Anthony Caruso]

Mark, just a quick question.  Have T.K.'s shown to have any usefulness in
compartment syndromes at all???

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Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:52 PM
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Subject: Crush and tourniquets







Much the talk so far has surrounded major bleeds and snakes ! 

There has been nothing about the use of touniquets to isolate a crushed limb
from circulatory system prior to release to allow rehydration, acid base
analysis / correction etc  and then following this a controlled staged
release in a managed environment....I would be interested in peoples
thoughts on this aspect of touniquet use aswell 



regards




Mark Hellaby BSc (Hons), RODP


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