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Tourniquet and Hemostatic Dressings: DoD Purchasing Trends

Tourniquet and Hemostatic Dressings: DoD Purchasing Trends. Mr. Steve Burrows Joint Medical Test & Evaluation Division Hemostatic Dressings & Tourniquets IPR 25 April 2012. Introduction. History of wound care spans from prehistory to modern times…

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Tourniquet and Hemostatic Dressings: DoD Purchasing Trends

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  1. Tourniquet and Hemostatic Dressings: DoD Purchasing Trends Mr. Steve Burrows Joint Medical Test & Evaluation Division Hemostatic Dressings & Tourniquets IPR 25 April 2012 Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  2. Introduction • History of wound care spans from prehistory to modern times… • Tourniquets (TQs) first used in ancient Rome • Ancient Egypt (circa 1500 BC) used lint, animal grease, and honey to form first crude gauze • Tourniquets (TQs) and dressings • Standard issue to individual deploying warfighters • Effective means of controlling minor to severe bleeding • Today’s brief: To summarize 2011 purchases of TQs and dressings for field deployment Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  3. DoD Field Tourniquets: In 2009 Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  4. DoD Field Tourniquets: Variability Variability in DoD TQ purchases has decreased greatly: 17 different models in 2009 to four in 2011 Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  5. DoD Field Tourniquets: 2011 Sales Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  6. DoD Hemostatic Gauze: 2011 Sales Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  7. DoD Standard Gauze: 2011 Sales Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  8. Conclusions: TQs and dressings for DoD field deployment • Purchase variability for TQs has greatly reduced • From 17 in 2009 to four in 2011 • Reflects TCCC guidelines and increased standardization • TQs: CAT and SOFT-T account for 99.5% of sales • Hemostatic Gauze: Combat Gauze accounts for 97.3% of sales • Standard Gauze: Compressed Gauze and Emergency Bandages (Israeli 4” and 6”) account for 95.6% of sales Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

  9. Questions? Mr Steve Burrows Steve.Burrows@amedd.army.mil (301) 619-8538 Mr. Steve Burrows / 301-619-8538, DSN 343, steve.burrows@amedd.army.mil Unclassified

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