1. Tourniquet and Hemostatic Dressings: DoD Purchasing Trends
Mr. Steve Burrows
Joint Medical Test & Evaluation Division
Hemostatic Dressings & Tourniquets IPR
25 April 2012
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2. Introduction
History of wound care spans from prehistory to modern times…
Tourniquets (TQs) first used in ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt (circa 1500 BC) used lint, animal grease, and honey to form first crude gauze
Tourniquets (TQs) and dressings
Standard issue to individual deploying warfighters
Effective means of controlling minor to severe bleeding
Today’s brief: To summarize 2011 purchases of TQs and dressings for field deployment
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3. DoD Field Tourniquets: In 2009
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4. DoD Field Tourniquets: Variability
Variability in DoD TQ purchases has decreased greatly: 17 different models in 2009 to four in 2011
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5. DoD Field Tourniquets: 2011 Sales
NSN
NOMENCLATURE
SALES
CAT
$18.5M
SOFT-T
$3M
M.A.T.
$25k
TK-4
$20k
CROC Junctional TQ
$62k
Total:
$21.6M
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6. DoD Hemostatic Gauze: 2011 Sales
NSN
NOMENCLATURE
SALES
Combat Gauze
$10.6M
Hemcon Gauze
$240k
Celox Gauze
$50k
Total:
$10.9M
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7. DoD Standard Gauze: 2011 Sales “H” Compression Bandage
NSN
NOMENCLATURE
SALES
Compressed Gauze
$1M
Israeli 6” Bandage
$1.2M
Israeli 4” Bandage
$540k
“H” Compression Bandage
$50k
“S” Rolled Gauze
$75k
Total:
$2.9M
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8. Conclusions: TQs and dressings for DoD field deployment
Purchase variability for TQs has greatly reduced
From 17 in 2009 to four in 2011
Reflects TCCC guidelines and increased standardization
TQs: CAT and SOFT-T account for 99.5% of sales
Hemostatic Gauze: Combat Gauze accounts for 97.3% of sales
Standard Gauze: Compressed Gauze and Emergency Bandages (Israeli 4” and 6”) account for 95.6% of sales
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9. Mr Steve Burrows Steve.Burrows@amedd.army.mil (301) 619-8538
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