Comparison of surf lifesaver pressure point control and a commercial arterial tourniquet for major lower limb haemorrhage: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial

James Furness; Philip Abery; Kevin Kemp-Smith; Kimberly Bruce; David  Lamon; Nicholas Taylor; Philip Jones; Peter   Snelling,

doi:10.1111/1742-6723.14307

Comparison of surf lifesaver pressure point control and a commercial arterial tourniquet for major lower limb haemorrhage: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial

James Furness^*, Philip Abery, Kevin Kemp-Smith, Kimberly Bruce, David Lamon, Nicholas Taylor, Philip Jones, Peter Snelling,

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Abstract

Objective
This pilot study compared non-medically trained surf lifesavers' (SLS) ability, after infographic training, to occlude the femoral artery using a pressure point (PP) versus an arterial tourniquet (AT).

Methods
Using a crossover design, eight SLS applied PP and AT to a participant's leg to occlude the femoral artery. Arterial flow, application time and perceived difficulty were recorded.

Results
PP achieved 89.7% and 50.8% blood flow reduction for PP and AT, respectively. Average application time was 50.63 and 113.5 s for PP and AT, respectively. Perceived difficulty using a Likert scale from 0 to 10 (0 being no difficulty and 10 being maximal difficulty) was 2.75 and 3.50 for PP and AT, respectively.

Conclusion
Infographic-trained SLS showed superior blood flow occlusion using PP. This pilot study will inform a larger trial for untrained beachgoers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14307
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2023

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Furness, J , Abery, P , Kemp-Smith, K, Bruce, K, Lamon, D, Taylor, N, Jones, P & Snelling, P 2023, 'Comparison of surf lifesaver pressure point control and a commercial arterial tourniquet for major lower limb haemorrhage: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14307

Comparison of surf lifesaver pressure point control and a commercial arterial tourniquet for major lower limb haemorrhage: A randomised controlled crossover pilot trial. / Furness, James ; Abery, Philip ; Kemp-Smith, Kevin et al.
In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, Vol. 35, No. 6, 13.09.2023, p. 1-3.

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