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John Croushorn

MD
Chief Medical Officer
Compression Works

John Croushorn, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and the Chief Medical Officer of Compression Works, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the inventor of the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet and has extensive experience in trauma care, operational medicine, and medical innovation. Dr. Croushorn previously served as President of the Alabama Chapter of ACEP, on the faculty of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Georgia Health Sciences University, and as the command surgeon for Task Force 185, Army Combat Aviation, in Iraq. He also served as a lead physician during Hurricane Katrina and has supported U.S. Army special operations and Department of Justice operational medicine teams. He is widely recognized for his contributions to hemorrhage control and for advancing technologies that improve survival in prehospital trauma care.

2026 Sessions

Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: Moving Beyond <1% Survival With Coordinated Prehospital Intervention

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Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) has historically carried survival rates below 1%, reinforcing a belief that resuscitation is often futile. Emerging field data, however, challenges this narrative. This session examines coordinated prehospital strategies — hemorrhage control, whole blood resuscitation, high-performance CPR, and externally applied aortic compression — that have demonstrated return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and meaningful survival in both combat and civilian settings.

Using insights from a Ukrainian case series in which six TCA patients received rapid, integrated intervention and achieved 100% ROSC, this session outlines reproducible, mechanism-driven practices that EMS teams can adopt. Comparative data on technologies such as the AAJT-S will be referenced to illustrate physiologic rationale and operational considerations (not endorsement). The presentation focuses on translating battlefield lessons into actionable EMS protocols applicable across diverse environments — from rural services to high-threat, urban, and tactical teams.

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Friday, October 02 2:15–3:15 PM
Room W331 A
Clinical Paramedicine
Faculty

John Croushorn

MD
Chief Medical Officer
Compression Works

John Croushorn, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and the Chief Medical Officer of Compression Works, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the inventor of the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet and has extensive experience in trauma care, operational medicine, and medical innovation. Dr. Croushorn previously served as President of the Alabama Chapter of ACEP, on the faculty of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Georgia Health Sciences University, and as the command surgeon for Task Force 185, Army Combat Aviation, in Iraq. He also served as a lead physician during Hurricane Katrina and has supported U.S. Army special operations and Department of Justice operational medicine teams. He is widely recognized for his contributions to hemorrhage control and for advancing technologies that improve survival in prehospital trauma care.
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