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  • Title: The gravity suit: a major advance in management of gynecologic blood loss.
    Author: Hall M, Marshall JR.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1979 Feb; 53(2):247-50. PubMed ID: 418983.
    Abstract:
    We have used the gravity suit (G-suit) to stabilize patients in shock as a result of ruptured ectopic pregnancies. Four patients presenting in shock were carefully studied with serial vital signs, fluid replacement, and blood loss before and after application of the G-suit. These studies were continued through surgery and the removal of the G-suit. The G-suit improved vital signs, increased peripheral organ and limb perfusion, and decreased blood loss in all cases.
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