life-threatening blood flow - treatment without a doctor's assistance

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Many seriously injured soldiers die on the battlefield from internal bleeding before reaching medical care. So scientists are developing portable ultrasound packs that could one day be used without a doctor's assistance to detect and stem such life-threatening blood flow.
Philips Research said Wednesday that it has received funding from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, to lead development of an ultrasound device for military use in the coming years. Financial details were not disclosed.

"It has potential for saving lives on the battlefield, but we also see great potential for this technology in the civilian marketplace, in which maybe one day you can find this in an ambulance," said Michael Pashley, a research department head for ultrasound imaging and therapy at Philips Research, a division of Koninklijke Philips Electronics.

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[WISDOM]

that's good! Let's hope philips will bring light to its dreams and will make it a reality.