Hemostatic agents for prehospital hemorrhage control: a narrative review

Abstract Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in combat trauma and the secondary cause of death in civilian trauma. A significant number of deaths due to hemorrhage occur before and in the first hour after hospital arrival. A literature search was performed through PubMed, Scopus, an...

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Main Author: Henry T. Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Military Medical Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-020-00241-z