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    Scientists Develop Spray-On Powder That Instantly Seals Life-Threatening Wounds


    Scientists Develop Spray-On Powder That Instantly Seals Life-Threatening Wounds

    https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-spray-on-powder-that-instantly-seals-life-threatening-wounds/

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    8. alleycat2-14 on

      Such things have been around a long time, often used by emergency workers. When I was taking heavy blood thinners, I carried a tube of instant glue to treat bleeds when I bumped something and tore the skin.

    11. UncleDuude on

      What about penetrating trauma? And how do you debreed the infected wound after? Most of the life threatening trauma I’ve seen was gunshot or knife wounds, it’s not the lacerations , it’s the organ injuries that do the damage.

    12. dude496 on

      I used to have to get trained and sometimes have access to this stuff called qwikclot powder… The stuff worked very well to clot blood and stop bleeding but it was extremely dangerous and very toxic. The powder would react to any kind of liquid… Getting it in your eyes, mouth or any other opening in your body would be a very very very bad thing. We were always instructed to make sure we are upwind before opening the package and using it and then bury anything left (including the package). We now use a gauze version which is still dangerous but much safer than the powder.

      There is a video demonstration of them using it on a pig… It’s very graphic but it does show how well the stuff worked.

      [warning, very graphic ](https://youtu.be/TnqxNQmgcqg)

    15. CordiallySuckMyBalls on

      This already exists. I know tons of hicks who love using superglue to put on their cuts.

    20. Traditional-Hat-952 on

      The problem with current hemostatic granules (celox and quickclot) is that they are hard to debride, especially for deep wounds. So while they do stop blood flow, once you get into the OR they delay treatment. If this new stuff is easy to remove then that would be great, although the article didn’t mention that. This is why current medicine often opts for impregnated gauze instead of granules. It’s easy to remove, and it works better. 

      The other reason for gauze impregnation over granules is wound dressing stability, especially while moving the patient, which this new stuff seems to have figured out. 

    24. oblio3 on

      Coming soon to emergency rooms in the US:

      “Your insurance hasn’t approved surgery for that gunshot wound, here’s a can of spray to apply in your home.”

    25. bearkatsteve on

      Must’ve finally figured out what’s in that special spray trainers during in soccer matches

    27. glemnar on

      Sodium alginate + chitosan is funny. Almost more like they’re making wine.

      Apparently not new though. Chitosan has been around in haemostatic agents since 2003

    30. BauerHouse on

      is this what they spray on soccer player’s feet when the roll on the ground in agony, and then miraculously get up after their feet were sprayed by something?