LST-A novel junctional tourniquet: A study of feasibility and effectiveness

Uncontrolled hemorrhage is a leading cause of mortality in trauma. It is considered the most significant preventable cause of death in trauma patients. Junctional hemorrhages are responsible for approximately 20% of this possibly preventable mortality. At this time, the options for controlling such hemorrhages are either by manual pressure points or the use of junctional tourniquets, which, although they have been proven to be effective, are cumbersome and not readily available to the medical team in the field. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of a new junctional tourniquet (Life Saving Tourniquet, T-W-Medical ltd.) that is simpler to use and can perform both as a regular tourniquet and a junctional one.