Lifesaving gadget could revolutionise trauma treatment
Every year about two million people are at risk of bleeding to death in instances of major trauma, but researchers have now come up with an ingenious gadget for paramedics.
Every year about two million people are at risk of bleeding to death in instances of major trauma, but researchers have now come up with an ingenious gadget for paramedics.
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