Efficacy of the Combat Application Tourniquet in Children

Purpose: Tourniquet use for extremity hemorrhage has been well studied and become a mainstay in adult trauma care in last 15 years. There has been a push to increase the distribution and use of tourniquets in civilian settings including schools in response to school shootings and as part of disaster preparedness. However, there is little research or published experience with the use of tourniquets in the pediatric population. Retrospective studies have looked at the use of prefabricated tourniquets on children in conflict …