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For detailed information and published article with references:
http://www.emsworld.com/article/10325078/ems-myth-1-medical-anti-shock-trousers-mast-autotransfuse-a-significant-amount-of-blood-and-save-lives
Conclusion:
Based on available data, in 1997
the National Association of EMS Physicians issued a position paper on
use of MAST/PASG in modern EMS.18
The association concluded that MAST are definitely beneficial in
ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and possibly beneficial in
hypotension due to pelvic fracture, anaphylactic shock refractory to
standard therapy, otherwise uncontrollable lower extremity hemorrhage
and severe traumatic hypotension (palpable pulse, no blood pressure).19
Even considering these possibilities, any benefit from application of
the MAST may be accomplished through rapid transport to a trauma
center. Many EMS services have kept MAST for use in possible pelvic and
lower extremity fractures. Patients with femur fractures are best
treated with traction splints, while patients with pelvic fractures can
be treated with a long backboard or similar device. Furthermore, the
MAST are expensive (approximately $500 per pair) and take up valuable
storage space on the ambulance. MAST are a relic of our past and belong
in EMS museums, not on modern ambulances or rescue vehicles.
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