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New gel could improve battlefield wound treatment

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New gel could improve battlefield wound treatment

Military-funded researchers are developing a gel that would stop rapid blood loss without the need to apply pressure to a wound, which could potentially save lives on the battlefield and in civilian hospitals. Medics can apply coagulants like QuikClot to wounds to stem blood loss long enough for a service member

New in first aid

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New in first aid

Medics can apply coagulants like QuikClot to wounds to stem blood loss long enough for a service member to get to a field hospital. But arterial wounds can be hard to treat in the field, said Robert Mantz, a chemistry branch chief with the Army Research Laboratory. Troops dying from blood

Free to be a better soldier

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Free to be a better soldier

KABUL, Afghanistan - Maj. Alivia Stehlik's fears that transgender soldiers would be kicked out of the Army faded April 30 as former President Donald Trump's regulations were overturned. Those who meet military standards are once again allowed to enlist and serve openly. But the policy change - announced in March by

Honey, they shrank the MRE

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Honey, they shrank the MRE

Soldiers of the future may be eating bacon and egg breakfasts via tiny food bars, due to a new process that shrinks meals to a fraction of their normal size. Think sous vide, but for tactical quiches that may end up in your next Meal, Ready to Eat. One dish begins with

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