Expanding Foam Stops Internal Bleeding in Soldiers

Tiffany Kaiser
DailyTech.com
December 13, 2012

The foam can reduce blood loss six-fold and boost the rate of survival at three hours post-injury to 72 percent

A new type of foam that is injected into the body could save the lives of countless soldiers wounded on the battlefield.

The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been working with a medical company that can help soldiers survive internal abdominal injuries and internal hemorrhaging.

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This article was posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 9:40 am

Tags: health, science, war

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