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The Hugest of the Huge Hematomas
Welcome to our new series, “Guts and Gore.” That title should serve as a warning that some of the videos we will use as teaching tools may be controversial and not for weak stomachs. We hope, however, that part of why you became an emergency provider was to handle sticky situations like the ones we will present. People like us have the ability to ignore blood and copious discharge, and instead focus on saving and improving the lives of our patients. Rarely are you thanked for this ability, and we hope this series on guts and gore will improve your technique, even when the going gets tough.   The Approach n Proper iden...
Source: The Procedural Pause - June 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Synthetic platelets helps clot blood faster
New York: Taking a cue from the human body’s own blood-clotting process, researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have developed synthetic platelets that can do more than clot blood.By creating nanoparticles that mimic the shape, flexibility and surface biology of the body’s own platelets, the team was able to accelerate natural healing processes while opening the door to therapies and treatments that can be customised to specific patient needs.“This is a significant milestone in the development of synthetic platelets, as well as in targeted drug delivery,” said Samir Mitragotri, director of Center fo...
Source: Medical Hemostat - November 16, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hemostatguy at gmail.com (hemostat guy) Source Type: blogs