Abstract
This study was designed to determine the effect of military antishock trousers (MAST) use on the presenting emergency center trauma score (TS) in an urban prehospital setting. Sixty-eight patients were assigned randomly to study and control groups in a prospective investigation of the use of MAST on injured patients with hypotension. Thirty-two control patients, whose mean initial systolic BP was 59 ± 32 mm Hg, and 36 MAST-treated patients, whose mean initial BP was 55 ± 31 mm Hg, were found to be well matched for age; sex; type and location of injuries; initial field TS; response, field management, and transport times; and the total amount of intravenous crystalloid infused. Our results demonstrated no significant difference between the control and MAST-treated groups in the presenting emergency department TS (9.8 ± 6.6 vs 10.6 ± 5.9). These data conflict with the widely accepted belief that MAST will always enhance conventional support for improving the prehospital condition of injured patients with significant hypotension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-222 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Annals of emergency medicine |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1985 |
Keywords
- MAST
- Prehospital care
- prehospital
- trauma score
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine