RT Book, Section
A1 Weiner, Evan J.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159811238
T1 Pneumatic Antishock Garment (MAST Trousers)
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159811238
RD 2023/02/02
AB The  pneumatic  antishock  garment  (PASG)  is  a  device  aimed  at  treating  hypovolemic  shock  in  the  prehospital  setting.  Its  primary  purpose  has  been  in  the  transport  of  patients  with  hemorrhagic  shock  due  to  trauma.  It  has  been  used  in  cases  of  nontraumatic  hemorrhage  (i.e.,  ruptured  ectopic  pregnancy  and  ruptured  aortic  aneurysm).  The  PASG  is  more  commonly  known  as  the  Military  Antishock  Trouser,  Medical  Antishock  Trouser,  or  MAST  (Figure  230-1).  The  PASG  was  first  invented  during  the  Vietnam  War.1,2  An  earlier  version  called  the  “G-suit”  dates  to  1903  and  served  mainly  to  prevent  postural  hypotension  and  venous  pooling  in  pilots.3