Rethinking limb tourniquet conversion in the prehospital environment

John B Holcomb, Warren C Dorlac, Brendon G Drew, Frank K Butler, Jennifer M Gurney, Harold R Montgomery, Stacy A Shackelford, Eric A Bank, Jeff D Kerby, John F Kragh, Michael A Person, Jessica L Patterson, Olha Levchuk, Mykola Andriievskyi, Glib Bitiukov, Oleksandr Danyljuk, Oleksandr Linchevskyy

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Dec 1;95(6):e54-e60

 

Abstract

We have highlighted the issue of overuse of tourniquets and described why tourniquet conversion and replacement should be taught and done in the prehospital setting.