Tourniquet use for civilian extremity trauma

Inaba K, Siboni S, Resnick S, Zhu J, Wong MD, Haltmeier T, et al. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015;79(2):232-7.

Unlike in the military setting, where the use of tourniquets has been well established, in the civilian sector their use has been far less uniform. The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes associated with the use of tourniquets for civilian extremity trauma. Tourniquet use in the civilian sector is associated with a low rate of complications. With the low complication rate and high potential for benefit, aggressive use of this potentially lifesaving intervention is justified.