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New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution

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Forty percent of traumatic injury deaths are from blood loss, but a new procedure may change that by swapping out blood for an electrolyte solution.

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Imagine that you have been shot. Nothing vital has been damaged, but a major artery was nicked. Without quick repair, you’ll die of blood loss.

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