The Army has requested a small device capable of controlling hemorrhage from vascular injuries in the proximal extremities, specifically the groin. The device desired will be used on injuries that are not amenable to tourniquet application and will be used at the level of the combat medic. To this end we believe that it would be possible to create a small device, which may serve several purposes including stabilization of the pelvis as well as providing continuous, intense and evenly distributed pressure in the groin capable of completely occluding the femoral and possible the external iliac vessels
