Military Antishock Trousers

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military antishock trousers (MAST)

Etymology: L, ante, opposed; Fr, choc + Gael, triubhas, trews

a garment designed to produce pressure on the lower part of the body, thereby preventing the pooling of blood in the legs and abdomen. The trousers are used to combat shock and stabilize fractures, promote hemostasis, increase peripheral vascular resistance, and permit autotransfusion of small amounts of blood. They also are used in emergencies in the treatment of hemorrhagic shock. Also called medical antishock trousers, pneumatic antishock garment. See shock trousers.

Pneumatic Antishock Garment

A garment-like device placed around a patient’s legs and abdomen (it has 2 separate chambers) and inflated to provide emergency treatment of shock until more definitive therapy—e.g., volume replacement, transfusion, or surgery—can be performed

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