By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Apr 20, 2009 17:25:22 EDT
The Army has permanently suspended the use of WoundStat, a new product it had begun sending to war zones to help stop bleeding in wounds where bandages or tourniquets could not be applied.
Safety and clotting effectiveness studies conducted by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research determined that WoundStat’s clotting granules, which are poured directly into a wound, could injure the lining and wall of a blood vessel and potentially lead to surgical replacement of the vessel, according to an April 17 All Army Activity message.
The granules could also cause damage if they travel to other parts of the body, as occurred in two test animals that were found to have the granules in their lungs, the message said.
More than 17,000 packages of WoundStat purchased in October were being distributed as a replacement for QuikClot, which sometimes caused second degree burns around the wound.
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