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An Ultra-Simple Tourniquet That’s Saving Soldiers’ Lives

Joseph Flaherty | Wired | June 23, 2014

...[T]he SAM Junctional Tourniquet, which weighs just over a pound and can be deployed in under 25 seconds, a critical benefit where medics only have about 90 seconds to save their patient’s life. Its simple, belt-like appearance belies important innovations...

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