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9. Anonymous. Case report: abdominal aortic tourniquet Dr Kheirabadi is a researcher at USAISR, JBSA Fort Sam
commentary. J Spec Oper Med. 2013;13:1–4. Houston, Texas.
10. Tovmassian RV, Kragh JF Jr, Dubick MA, et al. Combat
ready clamp medic technique. J Spec Oper Med. 2012; COL Gerhardt is the medical director and an emergency
12:72–78. physician at the Medical Evacuation Fusion Cell of the US
11. Taylor DM, Coleman M, Parker PJ. The evaluation of an Army Medical Department Center & School, JBSA Fort Sam
abdominal aortic tourniquet for the control of pelvic and Houston, Texas.
lower limb hemorrhage. Mil Med. 2013;178:1196–1201.
12. Croushorn J, Thomas G, McCord SR. Abdominal aortic Dr. Dubick is currently a supervisory research pharmacolo-
tourniquet controls junctional hemorrhage from a gun- gist and the task area manager of damage control resuscitation
shot wound of the axilla. J Spec Oper Med. 2013;13:1–4. at USAISR, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
13. Croushorn J. Abdominal aprtic tourniquet, commentary.
J Spec Oper Med. 2013;13:3. Dr. Baer is director of research at USAISR.
14. Kragh JF Jr, Murphy C, Steinbaugh J, et al. Prehospital
emergency inguinal clamp controls hemorrhage in ca-
daver model. Mil Med. 2013;178:799–805.
15. Kragh JF Jr, Mann-Salinas EA, Kotwal RS, et al. Labo-
ratory assessment of out-of-hospital interventions to
control junctional bleeding from the groin in a manikin
model. Am J Emerg Med. 2013;31:1276–1278.
16. Ruterbusch VL, Swiergosz MJ, Montgomery LD, et al.
ONR/MARCORSYSCOM evaluation of self-applied
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17. Hill JP, Montgomery LD, Hopper KW, Roy LA. Evalua- Special Operations Medical Association’s
tion of self-applied tourniquets for combat applications, Scientific Assembly
second phase. US Navy Experimental Diving Unit Techni-
and Exhibition
cal Report NEDU-TR-07-07, 2007.

December 8-11, 2014
COL (Ret) Kragh is a tourniquet researcher at the US Army
Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), JBSA Fort Sam Tampa, Florida
Houston, Texas. He is an orthopedic surgeon who was the
3d Ranger Battalion’s surgeon from 1990 to 1993. E-mail:
john.f.kragh.civ@mail.mil.

LTC (Ret) Parsons is the Deputy Director of the Department
of Combat Medic Training at the US Army Medical Depart-
ment Center & School at JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He
is a physician assistant and prior Special Forces medic.
COL Kotwal is a family medicine and aerospace medicine
physician. He is a former battalion surgeon for the 3d Battal-
ion, 75th Ranger Regiment; a regimental surgeon for the 75th
Ranger Regiment; a deputy surgeon for the US Army Special
Operations Command; and a current director for trauma care
delivery at the Joint Trauma System at USAISR, JBSA Fort Registration is open!
Sam Houston, Texas.
Early Registration Deadline October 27
SFC (Ret) Greydanus is the administrative officer of the Pre-Registration Deadline November 14

Joint Trauma System at USAISR, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, For more information please visit:
Texas. He is a prior Special Forces medic.
www.specialoperationsmedicine.org

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