TiMON: a real-time integrated monitor for improving the placement and wear of emergency tourniquets

TiMON: a real-time integrated monitor for improving the placement and wear of emergency tourniquets

The use of emergency tourniquets among military personnel has helped to dramatically reduce battlefield deaths and has recently gained popularity in the civilian sector. Yet, even well-trained individuals can find it difficult to assess proper tourniquet application. Emergency tourniquets are typically deemed sufficiently tightened through cursory visual confirmation or pulse assessment. These indicators are not always accurate and are difficult to assess during chaotic events where fast and effective tourniquet application by both trained and untrained personnel can contribute significantly to saving lives. Towards addressing these issues, we have developed the Tourniquet Integrated Monitor (TiMON) as an easy-to-use real-time pressure sensing device designed to seamlessly integrate with pre-existing emergency tourniquets. Here, we present the results of two studies in which the TiMON was tested among a group of soldiers participating in the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments (AEWE) as well as in a group of untrained civilians from Massachusetts General Hospital.

John Quan Nguyen, Avery Goss, Helen Keshishian, Francis Berchard, Jonathan Parks & Conor Evans

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-024-01169-6

https://link.springer.com/journal/12873

06 january 2025

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