TY - JOUR T1 - A Realistic Model for Catastrophic External Haemorrhage Training JF - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps JO - J R Army Med Corps SP - 99 LP - 101 DO - 10.1136/jramc-153-02-05 VL - 153 IS - 2 AU - I Moorhouse AU - A Thurgood AU - A Thurgood AU - N Walker AU - B Cooper AU - PF Mahoney AU - TJ Hodgetts Y1 - 2007/06/01 UR - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/153/2/99.abstract N2 - External haemorrhage is a significant cause of combat morbidity and mortality. UK DMS have introduced topical haemostatic agents (HemCon®, QuikClot®) for use as an adjunct to control catastrophic external haemorrhage. Realistic training in new equipment is essential. A model is described that is simple, reproducible, valid, realistic and currently unique in its opportunity to train soldiers to deal with life-threatening external bleeding, without recourse to live animal training. The model has been used successfully to train UK DMS medics, nurses and doctors in Afghanistan. ER -