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Figure 2 Pressure-loss curves with tourniquet target completion-pressure of 362mmHg.
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

In each panel, individual markers indicate data points at 30 second intervals for each tourniquet application. Lines show the two-phase decay
curves for each tourniquet. The 95% confidence intervals for the two-phase decay curves are also present but are often so narrow that they visu-
ally overlap the decay curve. The dashed 301 through 600 second line continuations for thigh and arm two-phase decay curves are calculated
from their respective equations. The pressures shown in the legend are the actual completion-pressures with each application. (A) Pressure-loss
curves on 10% ballistic gel for Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T), Ratcheting Medical Tourniquet (RMT), blood pressure (BP) cuff, and
Stretch Wrap And Tuck-Tourniquet (SWATT). (B) Pressure-loss curves on 20% ballistic gel for C-A-T, RMT, blood pressure cuff, and SWATT.
(C) Pressure-loss curves on thigh for C-A-T, RMT, blood pressure cuff, and SWATT. (D) Pressure-loss curves on arm for C-A-T and RMT.

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