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Preventable deaths on the battlefield. Extremity bleeding Tension pneumothorax Airway occlusion Preventable = Life can be saved if correct procedeures are performed during the first ten minutes . Life- saving surgical procedures. Extremity bleeding Tourniquets
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Preventabledeaths on the battlefield • Extremity bleeding • Tension pneumothorax • Airwayocclusion Preventable = Life can be savedifcorrectprocedeuresareperformedduring the first ten minutes.
Life-savingsurgicalprocedures Extremity bleeding • Tourniquets • Topicalhaemostatic agents (QuikClot, Celox) Tension pneumothorax • Thoracocentesis • Chestdrain Airwayocclusion • Surgicalairway