Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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Hemorrhage resulting from penetrating injuries in the extremities is the leading cause of preventable death in the modern battlefield. Development of methods for detection and localization of vascular bleeding is needed that could be applied emergently without special training outside the hospital setting. Our objective was to assess whether Doppler sonography can provide quantitative parameters that characterize the bleeding site in the extremities. ⋯ Our results indicate that both color and pulsed Doppler sonography can be used to accurately localize the site of injury, which may facilitate application of hemorrhage control therapies in battlefield situations.