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New way of giving life-saving drug will help frontline responders save the lives of trauma victims – Medical Xpress
TXA, a drug that prevents severe bleeding after injury by inhibiting blood clot breakdown, is most effective when given soon after injury. Every 15 minutes trea…
TXA, a drug that prevents severe bleeding after injury by inhibiting blood clot breakdown, is most effective when given soon after injury. Every 15 minutes treatment delay reduces its lifesaving potential by 10%. However, currently only 3% of UK trauma victims get TXA within an hour of injury.
The drug is usually given by intravenous injection (IV) but securing an intravenous line can take time and the drug has to be injected slowly.
This new research, led by the London School of Hygiene &…
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