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Figure 1 Student questionnaire.

International Special Training Center
MEDICAL BRANCH
SURVEY

Name _______________________________________________________________ Rank _______________________________________
Nation ____________________________________ Position/Specialty ______________________________________________________

Please rate the following devices on the given parameters using this scale:
++ + − --
excellent satisfactory below expectations unacceptable

Junctional Abdominal Aortic
Combat Emergency SAM & Junctional
Ready Clamp Treatment Tool Junctional Tourniquet
(CRoC) (JETT) Tourniquet (AAJT)
How satisfied are you in general terms with the
junctional hemorrhage control device?
Would you choose to carry it in your med bag?
Stops bleeding effectively from junctional areas
such as the groin, pelvis, buttock, shoulder, or neck
Compresses bleeding from sites where regular
tourniquets cannot be applied
Can be used effectively for prehospital care on the
battlefield and in tactical situations
Easy to use; requires minimal training or
familiarization
Quickly applied
Does not slip on tightening or in use
Provides easy release of compression
Easy to reapply
Safe to use
Small with low profile
Lightweight
Low cost
Long shelf life
For the sake of the statistical analysis of these data, the following assumptions in the correspondence of the values were made: ++ corresponds
to the value of 4; + = 3; − = 2; -- = 1. Results above 2.5 represent positive evaluations.

the overall mean score per device. Both devices’ overall Figure 4 depicts the 33 measured application times as
averages were examined comparatively for statistical well as the mean application time for each device. No
significance. adverse effects were reported during or after the junc-
tional tourniquet applications.
Table 4 depicts the time needed, in seconds, for each of
the 33 students to apply the CroC and the JETT effec- Discussion
tively. Three of the 33 students did not effectively elimi-
nate distal pulse with the JETT, and they had to restart As seen in Table 1, the students’ background and medical
the application (red cells). Thirty-three CRoC and JETT experience varied. Consequently, some might have already
application time values were considered and generated been familiar with one or both devices and others not.
the mean application time for each device. The latter two However, the students’ qualifications were standardized
were examined comparatively for statistical significance. after 3 weeks of identical training on the two devices.

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