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| Subject: Listen up, anarcho-capitalists: Invention Seals Gunshot Wounds In 15 Seconds Wed May 28, 2014 5:21 am | |
| Wars are never fought in clean, sterile environments, and it’s a constant battle for medics or TCCC personnel to cleanly treat a gunshot wound under fire.
Traditional packing gauze can unravel in the dirt or have dust and mud kicked up on it as it’s being applied and forced inside the soldier’s wound. Even if the wound is packed properly, having someone else’s fingers cramming material into a fresh gunshot wound doesn’t feel the greatest, and it doesn’t always stop the bleeding. This prompted U.S. Special Operations Medic John Steinbaugh to think outside the box and invent the XSTAT.
The device works by injecting 1 centimetre circular sponges directly into a gun shot wound. When the sponges hit blood, they immediately expand filling the cavity and applying pressure to the artery.
More: http://www.funker530.com/xstat-new-veteran-invention-seals-gunshot-wounds-in-15-seconds/ |
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