Sprayable Bandage
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Dr. Erik McLaughlinPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:30amhemostaticagents ( QuikClot ) are seeing in Afghanistan and Iraq, could this be the next line?
Filed under: Wilderness | Tagged: remote medicine, spray bandage, tissue injury... is the link to a company that is making a spray-on-bandage. This has obvious applications in remote medical settings.
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FDA Safety Notification: Risk of Air or Gas Embolism When Using Air- or Gas- Pressurized Spray Devices
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FDAPosted
Thu 08 Jul 2010 9:00pm
regulator and a source of compressed air or gas. Air- or gas-pressurized sprayers can be used to mix and apply hemostaticdrug or biological products (products that help control... embolism, FDA is recommending that clinicians using air- or gas- pressurized spray devices for application of hemostaticdrug or biological products:
Use the applicator, spray
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Air- or Gas-Pressurized Spray Devices: Risk of Air or Gas Embolism
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FDAPosted
Fri 09 Jul 2010 9:35am
or immediately after application of hemostaticdrug or biological products using air- or gas-pressurized sprayers. These adverse events appear to be related to use of spray devices... the recommended ranges of pressure and distance. The labeling of the spray devices and non-fibrin hemostaticdrug or biological products also includes information on recommended pressures
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CryoLife Receives FDA Approval to Begin U.S. Clinical Trial for BioFoam(R)
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Health: Hearsay & HeadlinesPosted
Tue 27 Oct 2009 11:03pm
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The approved IDE is for a prospective, multicenter, randomized feasibility study evaluating safety outcomes of BioFoam as compared to a standard topical hemostaticagent. The feasibility... (a complex process that causes bleeding to stop) following open liver resection surgery in subjects receiving an application of BioFoam compared to a standard topical hemostaticagentRead on »
CryoLife Receives FDA Approval to Begin U.S. Clinical Trial for BioFoam(R)
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Health: Hearsay & HeadlinesPosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm
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The approved IDE is for a prospective, multicenter, randomized feasibility study evaluating safety outcomes of BioFoam as compared to a standard topical hemostaticagent. The feasibility... (a complex process that causes bleeding to stop) following open liver resection surgery in subjects receiving an application of BioFoam compared to a standard topical hemostaticagentRead on »
FDA approves Botox to treat chronic migraine
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Health: Hearsay & HeadlinesPosted
Mon 18 Oct 2010 12:00am
recommend that the general public not routinely use hemostaticagents (substances used to help stop bleeding) to control bleeding because of significant variability in effectiveness and the potential for adverse effects. Tourniquets and hemostaticagents should be considered alternatives for professional rescuers when direct pressure is not possible or fails to control
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Qukclot Safe and Effective for Controlling Bleeding
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sailor70Posted
Mon 05 Oct 2009 7:38am
Z-Medica QuikClot Hemostatic Gauze Effective and Safe in Controlling Bleeding Following Adenotonsillectomy
Fri Oct 2, 2009 2:35pm EDT
Clinical Study Results Show that QuikClot Promotes Rapid Bleeding Control and Effective Hemostasis in Pediatric Patients
Data from a recent study of Z-Medica`s QuikClot hemostatic gauze
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Quikclot evolution and personal experience
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Bobcat66Posted
Mon 21 Sep 2009 7:18am
Challenge
Z-Medica, a medical research company specializing in hemostaticagents, had created a revolutionary blood-clotting product called QuikClot® brand hemostaticagent. The adsorbent granules come in a unique sponge format that can easily be applied directly onto a wound. When accompanied by direct pressure, QuikClot can stop bleeding within seconds
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American Red Cross and American Heart Association Jointly Announce Revised First Aid Guidelines
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Health: Hearsay & HeadlinesPosted
Mon 18 Oct 2010 2:14pm
that the general public not routinely use hemostaticagents (substances used to help stop bleeding) to control bleeding because of significant variability in effectiveness and the potential for adverse effects. Tourniquets and hemostaticagents should be considered alternatives for professional rescuers when direct pressure is not possible or fails to control bleeding
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