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November 30, 2015

Virtual wound will teach medics how to treat soldiers

by John_A

Field medics have ways to practice their craft before they’re helping soldiers on the battlefield, but it’s hard for them to understand how wounds work until they’re involved in a life-or-death rescue. UCLA scientists may have the tool these medics need, however: they’ve developed the first detailed injury simulation to show medics what to expect. The virtual gash could make you a bit queasy (sorry!), but it’s uncannily accurate. A mix of fluid dynamics and in-depth mechanics (such as bones, skin and vessels) makes sure that blood flows much as it would from a real person.

Via: New Scientist, Gizmodo

Source: APS Physics

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