FDA Approves Device That Can Plug Gunshot Wounds In 15 Seconds

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  1. shinobi

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    The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a ground-breaking device that can plug gunshot wounds in 15 seconds using a special sponge-filled mechanism. The device is called ‘XSTAT Rapid Hemostasis System’, and is an expandable, multi-sponge dressing that can be used to stop life-threatening bleeding from wounds. The device was cleared for the battlefield last year, but is now allowed to be used on civilians.

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    #1 shinobi, Dec 10, 2015
  2. pOtentiaLeaver

    pOtentiaLeaver Well-Known Member

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    thats a lot of fkn pills LOL
     
    #2 pOtentiaLeaver, Dec 11, 2015
  3. pOtentiaLeaver

    pOtentiaLeaver Well-Known Member

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    nevermind after watching the videos they are sponges lols
     
    #3 pOtentiaLeaver, Dec 11, 2015
  4. Phoenix

    Phoenix *~Though she be but little, she is fierce~*

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    Kinda sounds like the expanding foam used in construction, except less permanent.
     
    #4 Phoenix, Dec 11, 2015
  5. ralphrepo

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    They're coated with a blood clotting agent, and are radiopaque as well, but are only meant for wounds in certain anatomical areas.
     
    #5 ralphrepo, Dec 13, 2015