The Navy Medical Technology Watch: Hemostatic Dressing Products for the Battlefield
Abstract
Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of death among warfighters. Hemostatic dressing products have been introduced to treat combat casualties in the field. The objectives of the present report are to provide an assessment of current and developing hemostatic dressing products or methods with military potential, and to provide a summary table of current research evidence on these products or methods. The Medical Modeling, Simulation and Mission Support program at Naval Health Research Center initiated a "Tech Watch" project to investigate current and developing technologies for hemostatic dressings and to review current independently published research evaluating these products. A variety of hemostatic dressing products are currently available, and several have been used in the field with some success. A summary of each product is presented in the main text of this report. At present, no one product appears to offer a complete solution, and most remain under continual development to reduce cost or side effects, increase usability, and/or meet specific combat care niches such as for major versus minor wounds. Recent developmental projects target noninvasive methods to control bleeding, such as ultrasound or medication.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 09, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA477487
Entities
People
- Carl Snow
- Cheryl Olson
- Ted Melcer
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center