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American College of Surgeons

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Reynold Henry, MD, MPH, and Kazuhide Matsushima, MD, FACS, discuss the rise of prehospital tourniquet use in Los Angeles County and how tourniquets have improved injured patients' survival and decreased the need for blood transfusions.

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American College of Surgeons

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