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Old 06-23-2006, 01:04 AM
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[Army] New tourniquet named one of Army's 10 greatest inventions

Published: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 22, 2006) - A tourniquet tested by Army researchers and recommended as the best to give to every deployed Soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan was honored June 21 as one of the Army's 10 Greatest Inventions for 2005.
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Well I can think of cellular and tissue damage when a tourniquet is applied. Lose of limb and needing to released in surgery w/i an hour I believe come to my mind. Unless I missed something in the article to contradict this, in my mind it would still be a last resort intervention.
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A tourniquet is always a last resort as you will loose the limb. I think this tourniquet simplifies the process and that is it.
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