Blind Vs US Guided Manual Pressure Points

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Manual Pressure Point: Compression of the subclavian artery against the 1st rib and of the common femoral artery against the pelvis.

Study summary

the goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of manual pressure points (femoral and supra-clavicular) for hemorrhage control by military medics using either the traditional blind manual technique or an ultrasound guided technique in healthy human volunteers. The main question to answer is which technique provides better results with regard to cumulative flow cessation during a 180 seconds attempt.

Participants will press on each other's supraclavicular and femoral pressure points, twice each, once with an ultrasound probe and once with their hand, while distal flow is measured using ultrasound doppler.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• cumulative flow time — 180 seconds
  The primary outcome for each attempt will be the cumulative flow time as a percentage of the 180 seconds attempt time.

Trial sites (1)

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