Acoustic Hemostasis and Hemorrhage Control in Combat Casualty Care

Abstract

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a new treatment modality that shows great promise for hemorrhage control and hemostasis in trauma applications. This paper discusses our multi-center multi-disciplinary effort to develop intraoperative and transcutaneous ultrasound-image-guided acoustic hemostasis treatment systems for use in combat casualty care.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433086

Entities

People

  • Andrew Brayman
  • Francesco Curra
  • Frank Barber
  • Henry Bass
  • Lawrence Crum
  • Marilee Andrew
  • Peter Kaczkowski
  • Shahram Vaezy
  • Stephen D Carter
  • Steve Kargl

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustics
  • Arteries
  • Blood
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Detection
  • Health Services
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemostasis
  • Intensity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Therapy
  • Ultrasounds

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.