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SPONGES could save the lives of gunshot victims: FDA approves military gadget to plug wounds in 15 seconds for use in civilians
Published: 17:39 EST, 9 December 2015 | Updated: 19:16 EST, 9 December 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...wounds-15-seconds-use-civilians.html#comments
Ambulances in the United States may now be equipped with life-saving sponges to prevent gunshot victims from bleeding out.
The device was cleared last year for use on the battlefield, but now, the FDA has approved it for civilian use too.
Sponges are injected into the wound to stop the bleeding, and can later be removed safely once the victim has arrived at the hospital.
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The device, called XStat Rapid Homeostasis System, was developed by RevMedx. Sponges are injected into the wound to stop the bleeding, and can later be removed safely once the victim has arrived at the hospital
The device, called XStat Rapid Homeostasis System, was developed by RevMedx out of Wilsonville, Oregon.
What looks like a large syringe is filled with small, tablet-like sponges that can expand once inside a wound. The cellulose sponges are coated with a homeostatic agent, according to MedGadget, and grow rapidly to fill the hole.
These sponge tablets absorb blood pumping into the area, and plug the cavity in less than 15 seconds, to allow clotting to begin.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353295/SPONGES-save-lives-gunshot-victims-FDA-approves-military-gadget-plug-wounds-15-seconds-use-civilians.html#ixzz3tsSrEZ8H
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SPONGES could save the lives of gunshot victims: FDA approves military gadget to plug wounds in 15 seconds for use in civilians
- The XStat looks like a large syringe, filled with rapidly expanding sponges
- FDA approved the device for battlefield use last year, and now for civilians
- Device has potential to absorb 300 millilitres of blood or other bodily fluid
Published: 17:39 EST, 9 December 2015 | Updated: 19:16 EST, 9 December 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...wounds-15-seconds-use-civilians.html#comments
Ambulances in the United States may now be equipped with life-saving sponges to prevent gunshot victims from bleeding out.
The device was cleared last year for use on the battlefield, but now, the FDA has approved it for civilian use too.
Sponges are injected into the wound to stop the bleeding, and can later be removed safely once the victim has arrived at the hospital.
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The device, called XStat Rapid Homeostasis System, was developed by RevMedx. Sponges are injected into the wound to stop the bleeding, and can later be removed safely once the victim has arrived at the hospital
The device, called XStat Rapid Homeostasis System, was developed by RevMedx out of Wilsonville, Oregon.
What looks like a large syringe is filled with small, tablet-like sponges that can expand once inside a wound. The cellulose sponges are coated with a homeostatic agent, according to MedGadget, and grow rapidly to fill the hole.
These sponge tablets absorb blood pumping into the area, and plug the cavity in less than 15 seconds, to allow clotting to begin.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353295/SPONGES-save-lives-gunshot-victims-FDA-approves-military-gadget-plug-wounds-15-seconds-use-civilians.html#ixzz3tsSrEZ8H
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