Hemorrhage—blood escaping profusely from a ruptured vessel—is a leading cause of potentially preventable death. Bandages often fail to stop the bleeding. But researchers say they have developed a ...
As the United States threatens war against Iraq, soldiers are being armed with the newest medical technology, including an experimental bandage soaked in a blood-clotting agent that may save lives on ...
Two New York Army Guardsmen used their combat lifesaving skills and a special bandage from their medical kit to save the life of a man who had been stabbed at a subway station in Queens, New York. New ...
St. Teresa Medical has started raising $2 million, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Minnesota company is commercializing a blood-clotting bandage named FASTCLOT ...
April 3 (UPI) --Researchers have developed an "injectable bandage" that quickly stops bleeding and allows wounds to heal faster than traditional dressings. Biomedical engineers at Texas A&M University ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — All soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will get new bandages to treat life-threatening bleeding, replacing the "hemcon" bandages they use now. The Army has ordered more than ...
The bombs are smarter and the bullets more accurate, but soldiers in the field continue to die the same way they always have: from excessive bleeding before they can get to a hospital. Now, thanks to ...