J Trauma
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Advanced hemostatic dressings perform superior to standard gauze (SG) in animal hemorrhage models but require 2 minutes to 5 minutes application time, which is not feasible on the battlefield. ⋯ Advanced hemostatic dressings do not perform better than conventional gauze in an injury and application model similar to a care under fire scenario.
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Chest tube insertion is an important component of medical and surgical education. This article reports a cost-effective and easily reproducible method for hands-on education of tube thoracostomy placement. ⋯ We have developed a simple, inexpensive training device for insertion of chest tubes and tested it on 134 military personnel.