As subtle as a flying brick.

Blood Substitute.

Loyola University has received approval to investigate PolyHeme’s use as a blood substitute for critically injured and bleeding trauma patients at accident scenes. Blood has a very short shelf life, requires refrigeration, and matching types takes too much time too carry blood in ambulances. The blood substitute has a long shelf life and is compatible with all blood types. It’s designed to furnish oxygen which will “prevent organ damage in the brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys,” until a transfusion can be done at the hospital.
This shits pretty damn cool. I hope it works.

One response

  1. Why not just devise a way to stick a tampon in a syringe and inject used blood into accident victims? Where’s all the tree hugging hippies now? Fuckers… I’m busting my ass to reduce-reuse-recycle, and what a shock, they’ve dropped the ball again… fuckin tree huggin’ fuckin’ fuckers… fuck ’em.

    June 1, 2004 at 10:26 pm

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