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  • Trauma Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Surgical Hemorrhage Control

Background:

  • Military battlefield trauma care innovations often transfer to civilian settings.
  • Despite advances in military hemorrhage control, civilian application remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review current hemostatic product effectiveness.
  • Assess evidence for transitioning military hemostatic technology to civilian prehospital care.
  • Provide recommendations for wilderness/austere settings.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of preclinical and clinical studies.
  • Analysis of evidence for hemostatic product efficacy.
  • Evaluation of technology transfer to civilian prehospital settings.

Main Results:

  • Hemostatic dressings demonstrate adequate hemorrhage control effectiveness in military and civilian studies.
  • Evidence supports the transition of hemostatic technology to prehospital civilian use.
  • Clinical case series show positive outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care recommends approved hemostatic dressings.
  • Implementation should be part of a comprehensive hemorrhage control program.
  • Use is recommended for public safety, laypersons, urban, and austere environments.