Injectable foam that helps soldiers stop bleeding and save lives on the battlefield

Release date: 2014-07-23

Scientists have invented a groundbreaking injectable foam device to save injured soldiers who have died from bloodshed.

In the process of sending the wounded from the position to the hospital or medical point, he needs to stop bleeding. This groundbreaking treatment is designed for this situation.

Biomedical engineers have discovered that traditional methods of hemostasis do not stop bleeding in the depths of the neck, shoulders, and groin, so they developed this technique.

At Hopkins University in Maryland, student Sidney Rooney led a team that took on part of the project.

They developed an injectable foam system to stop the massive bleeding of limbs or head wounds. These wounds are often difficult to stop bleeding, because finding the exact blood loss is not easy.

The eight college students came up with a way to overcome the shortcomings of traditional tourniquets or hemostatic mesh pads with a coagulant.

Ms. Rooney said they wanted to organize them to lose more than half of their blood before they arrived at the medical station.

She said that "the deep wounds caused by bullets or fractures are not always visible outside the body. This is the problem."

"Conventional hemostatic agents do not reach the source of bleeding." "We have invented a foam injection device that fills the wound and prevents blood loss."

The students conducted experiments using a gel that mimicked the density of human tissue.

They used a rod to make a blood vessel in the gel, filled with water, and then carved a wound on the gel to simulate the bleeding process.

Team member Ali said that "the foam fills the open wound, hardens it, and then puts pressure on the walls of the wound." "This gives more effective positioning and treatment to the bleeding."
   
The Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a Hopkins medical facility where two surgeons will supervise and direct the research project. One of the surgeons, Paul Danielson, is a veteran. He said, "I don't think this is an unrealizable castle in the air. I think this is a very practical solution that will allow us to avoid suffering and trouble on the battlefield."

Source: Kexun Medical Network

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