Lifesaving star: Low volume resuscitant for prehospital treatment of severe hemorrhagic shock

Extensive blood loss after injuries is life-threatening and must be counteracted as fast as possible. Relatively small volume injections of solutions of a novel star-shaped polymer could compensate for fluid loss without disrupting coagulation. This makes it particularly interesting for preclinical treatment of hemorrhagic shock.

Nathan White, professor in the School of Medicine with appointments in emergency medicine, bioengineering, and mechanical engineering, and Suzie Pun, director of MolES and Washington Research of Bioengineering, were published today (July 23) in the journal Angewandte Chemie. See the full press release for more.