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    • Medical devices
    • Trauma care
    • Biomedical engineering

    Background:

    • Tourniquet width and tensioning systems influence arterial occlusion pressure.
    • Nonelastic strap designs can lead to varying occlusion pressures even with equal widths.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the performance of different Ratcheting Medical Tourniquets (RMTs) and the Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT).
    • To evaluate occlusion pressure, effectiveness, and user experience of RMTs with varying widths and compare them to the CAT.

    Main Methods:

    • Direct comparison of 1.9 cm (Tactical RMT) and 2.3 cm (Mass Casualty RMT) wide ladder RMTs.
    • Retrospective comparison of RMTs with a 2.5 cm wide windlass CAT.
    • Pressure measurement using a neonatal blood pressure cuff under 3.8 cm wide tourniquets on thighs and upper arms.

    Main Results:

    • Tactical RMT showed fewer instances of tooth skipping compared to Mass Casualty RMT.
    • Both RMTs and CAT achieved high occlusion pressures (>300 mmHg).
    • RMTs demonstrated better effectiveness (99% occlusion maintained) over 1 minute compared to CAT (95% occlusion maintained, 28% lost).
    • Significant pressure changes occurred under tourniquets due to muscle tension and over time.

    Conclusions:

    • The narrower Tactical RMT offers better performance characteristics than the Mass Casualty RMT.
    • RMTs and CAT share similarities and differences in pressure and effectiveness.
    • Clinically significant pressure changes occur rapidly under nonelastic strap tourniquets, warranting further investigation beyond one minute.