Assessing Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Skills in School-Aged Children
Children as young as 8 years old can successfully learn hemorrhage control techniques and combat application tourniquet application, suggesting this training can begin as early as third grade.
Authors
- Yin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6127-7535)
- Brad Sobolewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-0245)
- Shira Schlesinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6793-2609)
- Michelle D. Eckerle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7716-288X)
- Nichole Bosson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8356-0772)
- Marianne Gausche‐Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-8455)
- Nusrat Harun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-3413)
- Cindy Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-5978)
- Melissa Williams
- Regina Menninger
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100078
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00