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Doctors in Cincinnati have combined two common medical devices to produce a "dual stent" intended to save the lives of some trauma victims.  
 
If the main artery in the body, the aorta, is damaged, people can bleed to death in seconds; but a doctor on the scene can quickly pass the dual stent through a small incision, and it can plug up the artery at least until the patient reaches hospital.

Dual Stent Could Help Save Lives

WKRC 12 - 4/28/2006 7:05 PM

Local doctors have found a way to up your odds of surviving a critical injury. Vascular surgeons at the University of Cincinnati are repairing a potentially life threatening condition from car accidents to traumatic falls in a whole new way.
 
When you hit the steering column in a car accident, emergency surgery if often required to fix what is called blunt thoracic aortic trauma. It is when the inner layers of the main artery in your chest snap and crack. This raises the risk of rupture, which can kill you in seconds. "Most of the people die at the scene, and don't even make it to the hospital. Those that make it to the hospital, a significant portion die within 24 to 48 hours," said Dr. Joseph Giglia. Now, a new device that can be used in surgery could make a big difference in lowering that risk and potentially a big difference in saving those lives.
 
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