This Sponge-Filled Syringe Can Plug a Traumatic Wound in 20 Seconds

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Updated 12.18.15, 12:53 PM EST by Jolene Creighton

A $100-device has been successfully employed by the US military since April 2015 to prevent fatalities due to traumatic injury. It works by stopping serious blood flow by using a syringe that, oddly enough, is filled with sponges that expand upon release.

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