131793 20250912141055.0 doi 10.1017/dmp.2023.179 sideral 137177 ART-2023-137177 eng Yánez Benñitez, Carlos Extremity Tourniquet Self-Application by Antarctica Zodiac Crew Members 2023 Search and rescue teams and Antarctic research groups use protective cold-water anti-exposure suits (AES) when cruising on Zodiacs. Extremity tourniquet (ET) self-application (SA) donned with AESs has not been previously studied. Our study therefore assessed the SA of 5 commercial ETs (CAT, OMNA, RATS, RMT, and SWAT-T) among 15 volunteers who donned these suits. Tourniquet‘s SA ability, ease of SA, tolerance, and tourniquet preference were measured. All ETs tested were self-applied to the upper extremity except for the SWAT, which was self-applied with the rest to the lower extremity. Ease- of- SA mean values were compared using the Friedman and Durbin-Conover post hoc tests (P < 0.001). Regarding the upper extremity, OMNA achieved the highest score of 8.5 out of 10, while RMT, and SWAT received lower scores than other options (P < 0.001). For lower extremities, SWAT was found to be inferior to other options (P < 0.01). Overall, OMNA was the best performer. The RATS showed significantly lower tolerance than the other groups in repeated- measures ANOVA with a Tukey post hoc test (P < 0.01). Additionally, out of the 5 ETs tested, 60% of subjects preferred OMNA. The study concluded that SA commercial ETs are feasible over cold-water anti-exposure suits in the Antarctic climate. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 1.9 2023 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 226 / 408 = 0.554 2023 Q3 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 226 / 408 = 0.554 2023 Q3 T2 0.575 2023 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2023 Q2 4.4 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Lorente-Aznar, Teófilo Labaka, Idurre Soteras, Iñigo Baselga, Marta (orcid)0000-0003-2672-5790 Morishita, Koji Ribeiro, Marcelo Güemes, Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4437-2581 1013 090 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Cirugía Área Cirugía 17, e561 (2023), 1-8 DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 1935-7893 589183 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131793/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 2950084 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/131793/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:131793 articulos driver 2025-09-12-14:09:37 ARTICLE