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"A sponge-filled syringe that fills gunshot wounds in as little as 20 seconds could be a promising step toward curbing U.S. gunshot fatalities now that the device, formerly limited to military use, has been approved for use on the general population in America."
Now, I ask you - doesn't that make you feel better . I bet the NRA is breathing easier now that we won't have all that pesky bleeding after an "incident".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-fda-approved-medical-syringe-fills-bullet-wounds-in-20-seconds_566871cae4b0f290e52186b8
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)That was the original use:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampon
"The tampon has been in use as a medical device since the 18th century, when antiseptic cotton tampons treated with salicylates were used to stop bleeding from bullet wounds."
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I will carry those around all the time now.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Since the commercials suggest that if you have them, you can go dancing, horseback riding, swimming, and all kinds of things.
I haven't figured out why yet, though.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)hedda_foil
(16,380 posts)Wouldn't that impede clotting?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)...or were more interested in inflammation.
Interesting point.
hedda_foil
(16,380 posts)I agree they probably didn't realize that clotting would stall.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)This was pre-penicillin too, so a lot of things that "made sense" at that time don't make sense now.
Even if you could stop the bleeding initially, sepsis was going to finish the job.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Trauma dressings.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I thought this was going to be an article on how to train people to be less violent.
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