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Two new first-aid products being sent into the combat theater could save more Soldiers’ lives, Army medical officials said at a Pentagon news conference on Oct. 15, 2008. Test results from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command’s Institute of Surgical Research showed Combat Gauze field bandages and WoundStat granules both demonstrated marked improvements over what’s currently used in the field, Army Col. (Dr.) Paul Cordts of the Army surgeon general’s office said. “These products improve survival, result in less blood loss and improved post-injury blood pressures,” he said. Excessive blood loss is the No. 1 killer on the battleground, Cordts, a surgeon, said. Both products can stop bleeding quickly in wounds where tourniquets can’t be used, he said. Combat Gauze uses kaolin, a fine, white clay, to stop bleeding, Cordts said, and … Read entire article »