A new simple method could revolutionize battlefield medicine. A syringe filled with injectable sponges, shot directly into a wound to stop massive bleeding which is a major cause of combat fatalities. The survival rate of US soldiers wounded while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was nearly 90 percent -- a record for modern armed conflict -- with only 6,800 deaths out of 51,900 wounded. This is due largely to an improvement in battlefield first aid ...Thursday 10 April 2014
Injectable Sponges Could Save Lives on the Battlefield
A new simple method could revolutionize battlefield medicine. A syringe filled with injectable sponges, shot directly into a wound to stop massive bleeding which is a major cause of combat fatalities. The survival rate of US soldiers wounded while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was nearly 90 percent -- a record for modern armed conflict -- with only 6,800 deaths out of 51,900 wounded. This is due largely to an improvement in battlefield first aid ...
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