Sentence examples for PASG from inspiring English sources
initialism
Initialism for pneumatic antishock garment; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease bloodloss and prevent the onset of shock similar to a tourniquet.
In addition PASG have little effect on the general circulation.
Commercial PASG are quite rigid and their air bladders are considerably larger than bicycle tubes.
In their favor PASG have been used thousands of times and have proven quite safe.
PASG have little or no benefit in treating trauma patients in general [6].
Pneumatic anti-shock garments (PASG) decrease pelvic blood flow and hemorrhage.
Fully inflated commercial PASG decrease distal aortic flow by about three quarters [2, 3].
One subject had participated in a previous PASG study and spontaneously volunteered that all three devices felt "about the same" which is reassuring given the long clinical experience with commercial PASG.
The objective of this study was to determine whether blood flow to the pelvis is decreased by use of the NASG or by an improvised PASG.
Pneumatic anti-shock garments (PASG), also called medical or military anti-shock trousers (MAST), have been shown to greatly decrease pelvic blood flow [2, 3], and case reports imply that they are effective in patients with pelvic injuries [4] and postpartum hemorrhage [5].
They are also easier to clean than commercial PASG.
Among the many members of the SWI/SNF family, four are involved with cancer development: PASG/LSH, BRG1, HLTF and SNF5.
