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. 2024 May 30;24:90. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-01005-x

Table 3.

Applied pressure [mmHg]

CAT SAMXT SOFTT-W CAT vs. SAMXT CAT vs. SOFTT-W SAMXT vs. SOFTT-W
Undressed 494 ± 140 442 ± 105 240 ± 62 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers 503 ± 89 409 ± 84 297 ± 67 * * * *
Bundeswehr insulation sublayer + Bundeswehr combat trousers 449 ± 60 463 ± 88 127 ± 62 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr rain trousers 528 ± 80 477 ± 89 182 ± 94 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr insulation trousers 476 ± 58 547 ± 95 * 262 ± 84 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr insulation trousers + Bundeswehr rain trousers 530 ± 97 389 ± 67 * 160 ± 49 * * * *
Bundeswehr tropical trousers + Bundeswehr Overgarment 537 ± 100 540 ± 112 * 293 ± 72 * * *
Cut protection trousers 512 ± 75 386 ± 81 * 157 ± 62 * * * *
Synthetic motorcycle trousers 461 ± 78 366 ± 91 * 211 ± 104 * * *
Leather motorcycle trousers 318 ± 75 * 316 ± 73 * 115 ± 68 * * *

Applied pressure corresponding to each tourniquet for each of the nine clothing setups compared to the undressed setting and comparison of the three tourniquets within each clothing setup

The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation

CAT: Combat Application Tourniquet® Generation 7; SAMXT: SAM® Extremity Tourniquet; SOFTT-W: SOF® Tactical Tourniquet Wide Generation 4

*Significant at p < 0.05