New Tourniquet Targets the Groin

Monday, 10 June 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Experience in the battlefield has led to a new type of tourniquet, says the Houston Chronicle—one that “goes where others couldn’t.” Called the Junctional Emergency Treatment Tool, the tourniquet is designed specifically to fit around the groin. Dr. Keith Gates developed the new device after a tour of duty in Afghanistan, a job that required him to amputate dozens of limbs caused by IED blasts.

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle