Posted on 11/27/2014 12:43:41 PM PST by naturalman1975
Just the opposite for me.
After about 5 minutes I am in a frothing at the mouth rage.
I have to change the channel to the History Channel or risk being in the market for a new TV.
That's the point - that's what this treatment shows promise in doing. One injection that reduces bleeding dramatically, but is far less likely to trigger a shock reaction from blood pressure drop, and also lowers the body's oxygen consumption so less blood can do more.
And simple enough to be used by a medic in seconds. It may even reach the stage that it can be applied by any soldier in the same way as an emergency field dressing, without even needing a medics training.
I don't disagree that tactics reducing injuries happening in the first place is a good idea - I know first hand what it is like to have rules of engagement that don't properly match reality. But that's a separate issue.
I don’t mean to disparage the discovery, just the assertion.
For example, there are now “blood therapeutics”, blood substitutes that when injected, contain so much oxygen that the time to the start of oxygen deprivation damage is extended from a few minutes to almost a half an hour.
Likewise there is now a means to aerate blood with micro bubbles of oxygen, so even with minimal circulation, such as with crush injuries, enough oxygen is delivered to stave off additional tissue damage.
Blood coagulation technology has had several breakthroughs, so that even a lot of arterial bleeding can be limited.
Then there are technologies like Accuvein:
http://i.imgur.com/bg3JE81.jpg
There are also very small portable vital signs and even anesthesia monitors.
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