What is Emergency Medicine - What is the leading reason for combat fatalities?
On the battlefield, over 90% of avoidable deaths are caused by uncontrolled bleeding. Exsanguinating hemorrhage accounts for close to 50% of all battle fatalities. Only a trauma center can treat large-vessel injuries in noncompressible regions like the thorax and abdomen. Hemorrhage from compressible sites, such as junctional and extremities injuries, is the main cause of avoidable deaths. In the military setting, increased emphasis on tourniquet and hemostatic use has greatly reduced unnecessary deaths and is beginning to have an effect on the civilian EMS community.
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