ctable foam that could prevent

l blood loss in wounded soldiers

 CONTENTS

Introduction
g Prin ci pl es
Governin
How it Works

Appl i ca t i on s

C o n cl us i o n
Summary and
Introdu
ction
A soldier is someone
who fights as part of an
army battling for life or
death with a duty to
fulfill in his nation.

Without prompt care, a badly wounded soldier can

easily bleed to death while being transported to a
 Two traditional treatments
– tourniquets and
medicated gauze pads –
often cannot stop the blood
loss from a deep wound at
the neck, shoulder or groin.
To give these soldiers a
fighting chance at survival,
an injectable foam system
designed to stop profuse
bleeding from a wound was
invented.
Governing Principles

The treatment system is As the liquids mix, a

based around a syringe-style chemical reaction occurs.
device that contains two This causes them to
liquids, namely polyol and a transform into a
diisocyanatein, that are kept polyurethane foam that
How It Works

1 The invention is designed to

apply pressure and curb blood
loss.
ResQ Foam stabilizes the
2 wounded. Once the foam is
injected in the abdomen, it
rapidly expands. It can expand 35
times the original volume. It fills
up the wound opening, hardens
and applies pressure to the walls
This
of thefoam injection system fills the
cavity.
3 wound area and blocks the blood
loss.
Applicati
ons

01 02 03

To stop To give To help the

profuse soldiers a soldiers reach a
bleeding fighting facility within the
chance at so-called golden
survival hour
Summary and Conclusion

01 02 03
The foam is a The two DARPA has
medical device chemicals that awarded
invented that produce the Arsenal
can help foam: a polyol Medical $15.5
soldiers with and
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