FORT DETRICK, Md. (March 1, 2016) -- The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), a subordinate command within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), is fielding a new ...

A decade after the invasion of Iraq, it seems pretty clear that the ensuing military adventures there and in Afghanistan have done more harm than good. Billions of dollars were spent, thousands of ...

Insurgents are commonly taught to aim just below a soldier's body armor, which is where the abdominal area meets the legs. When a bullet hits this area it causes massive internal bleeding which often ...

A hair tourniquet occurs when a strand of hair wraps around a body part and cuts off circulation. Hair tourniquets can damage the nerves, skin tissue, and function of that body part. Hair tourniquets ...

Tourniquets are used in knee arthroplasty surgeries for a bloodless field and effective bone-cement integration. However, ...

The FDA confirmed localized tourniquet shortages June 5 and recommended healthcare facilities ration supply, use alternative products and reuse sterilized devices. The product in shortage — ...

After binging on episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, many fans of the show think they can successfully duplicate the medical procedures that the doctors perform on the show. For one Maine teenager, that came ...

Although tourniquet use during surgery has its advantages, presenters at a meeting noted in some cases it may do more harm than good. “Why do we use a tourniquet? We use it because it works. It gives ...

Most of the tourniquets inspected contained microbes which could put patient safety and healthcare quality at risk, reports a new study. The findings of the study are presented at the European ...

HOUSTON – Rushing into a Houston home, police officer Austin Huckabee encountered a drunken, combative man bleeding profusely on the kitchen floor. He quickly realized the blood was spurting in rhythm ...