A Potential Game-Changer for Emergency Medicine: Synthetic Platelets
July 04, 2024
July 04, 2024
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 4 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news:
Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. Platelets encourage clotting, help stop bleeding, and are critical in emergencies like this. Yet, on board your ambulance, . . .
Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. Platelets encourage clotting, help stop bleeding, and are critical in emergencies like this. Yet, on board your ambulance, . . .