Removal of tourniquets: the next step in saving lives and limbs

Christian Medby^{1

2}, J Ricks³, B Ingram^{4

5}, C Forestier⁶, D Parkhouse⁷, I Gurney⁷, C A Burnett⁸, A Faas⁹

Affiliations

¹ Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Sessvollmoen, Norway cmedby@mil.no.
² Department of Trauma, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
³ NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
⁴ NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command, Mons, Belgium.
⁵ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Canadian Armed Forces Health Services Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Research and Clinical Innovation, Defence Medical Services, Birmingham, UK.
⁸ Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.
⁹ Military Medical Center Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

Editorial

Christian Medby et al. BMJ Mil Health. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 23;171(4):288-289.

doi: 10.1136/military-2024-002785.

Christian Medby^{1

2}, J Ricks³, B Ingram^{4

5}, C Forestier⁶, D Parkhouse⁷, I Gurney⁷, C A Burnett⁸, A Faas⁹

¹ Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Sessvollmoen, Norway cmedby@mil.no.
² Department of Trauma, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
³ NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
⁴ NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command, Mons, Belgium.
⁵ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Canadian Armed Forces Health Services Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Research and Clinical Innovation, Defence Medical Services, Birmingham, UK.
⁸ Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.
⁹ Military Medical Center Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE; TRAUMA MANAGEMENT; VASCULAR SURGERY.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.