This is a new device being used in Haiti.
It helps heal wounds faster because there is no air around the wound and bacteria stops growing? It also create a suctioned area around the wound to draw circulation. The bandage doesn't have to be taken off. Sweet.
"Zurovcik originally intended to field-test the device in Rwanda, but then the Haiti Earthquake struck. At the request of Partners in Health, an NGO, she traveled to Haiti with 50 of the pumps.
Currently, Zurovcik is verifying the healing benefits of the device, and developing a new model that can be readily carried and concealed. The one technical hurdle that remains is ensuring the bandage seals tightly--but after that, the device could benefit a huge portion of the 50-60 million people in the developing world that suffer from acute or chronic wounds."
Simple, cheap, help. Yay!
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