Injectable Foam Stops Internal Bleeding

Injectable Foam Stops Internal Bleeding
Dec-13-12
A new polymer foam able to stop internal bleeding could help save the lives of soldiers suffering from abdominal wounds.

Developed by as part of DARPA’s Wound Stasis program, the foam consists of two liquid phases that are injected into the abdomen, where they interact with each other and swell to press against the wound and stanch the flow of blood. The foam is able to expand through pooled and clotted blood, where it can control hemorrhaging for at least an hour, and takes on a solid form that can be removed by surgeons in less than a minute.

More than 85 percent of battlefield deaths are caused by bleeding from wounds that can’t be compressed. According to DARPA program manager Brian Holloway, “If testing bears out, the foam technology could affect up to 50 percent of potentially survivable battlefield wounds."



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