Haemorrhage remains a leading cause of death in civilian and military environments. Recent research into emergency treatments for severe haemorrhaging injuries has resulted in production of a number of advanced haemostatic products. In certain scenarios, concomitant release of toxic materials may exacerbate trauma and ultimately reduce survival from such injuries. In particular, systemic absorption of the nerve agent VX (S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl]-O-ethyl methylphosphonothioate) via wounds may rapidly cause muscle paralysis and death. This research explored the hypothesis that a haemostatic product could perform an additional function as a wound decontaminant. […] In summary, this project has successfully demonstrated that haemostatic products, based on an adsorptive mechanism of action, offer a highly effective means of countering the rapidly fatal effects of the chemical warfare agent VX present in wounded skin tissue. Further development of the concept of a haemostatic decontaminant has life-saving implications.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:563959 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Lydon, Helen Louise |
| Publisher | University of Birmingham |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3813/ |
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