Students developing an injectable foam to treat battlefield wounds

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When a soldier is wounded on an extremity such as an arm or leg, applying a bandage and/or tourniquet to stop the bleeding is typically a fairly straight-ahead process. However, in cases where an injury is received right at the junction between an extremity and the torso – places such as the neck, shoulder or groin – things get a lot trickier. Gauze pads treated with clotting agents are often packed into the wound, although they're not always sufficient for staunching the flow. A group of students from Johns Hopkins University are working on a better alternative, in the form of a hardening foam that's injected into the wound. .. Continue Reading Students developing an injectable foam to treat battlefield wounds



Section: Health and Wellbeing



Tags: Battlefield, Blood, Injuries, Johns Hopkins University, Soldiers, Students, Treatment



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