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originally posted in:Thee Warriors
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6/3/2014 5:46:38 AM
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I hate stupid articles like this.
OMG! We totally solved the problem with gun shot wounds!!!!!!!1!!!1!!
Ones left there on purpose.
The problem with this entire concept is that people who are victims of gun shot wounds rarely die from external bleeding. This "gun shot patch" will not work for internal bleeding in large body cavities. It will not stop solid organs from bleeding into potential spaces. It will not stop an injured lung from leaking air or blood and causing a pneumothorax or hemothorax.
Gun shot wounds are incredibly complex. This "plug" will only be useful in a minority of wounds caused by gunshots and probably cost ridiculous amounts of money to produce...not to mention the problems of having to pull out dozens of small sponges to actually evaluate and repair a wound on the physician side.
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4 RepliesThe pressure from the expanding sponges should be enough to stop the bleeding in most vessels. Though if it's a nicked or ruptured artery it may only work once volume of blood is low, i.e. pressure. Like you said though, evaluating the wound once in a hospital setting will be too time consuming, and life threatening at that point. Not to mention the chance of an embolism from the negative space in the sponges themselves. All the air has to go somewhere. As a person that has treated a GSW I would have to say that this would still be a better option than just applying pressure, fluids, and oxygen. Or at least something I would like to have in my kit. As for the price, I remember hearing that these can be produced for around $10 USD.
