Blast injury

Northwell Donates Relief Supplies to Turkey and Syria to Aid in Recovery

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230303005386/en/
    Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling, along with the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, Reyhan Ozgur, stand next to medical supplies earmarked for Turkey and Syria.
  • Disaster relief efforts in Turkey and Syria have been continually plagued by high-magnitude aftershocks in already devastated areas, with the most recent 5.6 magnitude on Monday, compounding the crisis.
  • The Northwell Health Turkey-Syria relief fund was also created to bring direct equitable financial support to the disaster areas.
  • Northwell looks to deploy this same strategy in Turkey and Syria and offer 24/7 access to complement medical care there.

Humacyte Announces Presentations by Ukrainian Surgeons on Use of the Human Acellular Vessel™ to Treat Wartime Vascular Trauma at the European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting

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Friday, September 23, 2022
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Trauma to the extremities makes up the majority of injuries, primarily vascular injuries to the lower extremities and shoulders.

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  • Trauma to the extremities makes up the majority of injuries, primarily vascular injuries to the lower extremities and shoulders.
  • Shaprynskyi and Sokolov reported that surgeons in Ukraine have utilized the HAV to treat patients with a multitude of wartime injuries.
  • The HAV has received priority designation for the treatment of vascular trauma by the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
  • Human Acellular Vessels (HAV) are investigational engineered off-the-shelf replacement vessels initially being developed for vascular repair, reconstruction and replacement.

Support for the Children of Ukraine - Victims of Blast Injury, to Come From US Based Innovative Healthtech Application

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Russian forces continue assaults in Ukraine, the number of victims continues to grow, many of which are children. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General (GPU), as of the morning of 11 May 2022, the official number of child victims in Ukraine was 226 - the number of wounded has increased to 417. These figures are not final, as work is underway to establish the exact numbers of victims in places of active hostilities, and in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.

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  • Triaj is providing the health care professionals of Ukraine quick access to anywhere, anytime vital medical knowledge to treat blast, burn and crush trauma injuries to child victims.
  • WASHINGTON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Russian forces continue assaults in Ukraine, the number of victims continues to grow, many of which are children.
  • However, most civilian doctors, nurses, and first-responders have little experience in the treatment of blast injuries.
  • Triaj provides evidence-based treatment guidelines, resources, procedures, and checklists to quickly diagnose and care for children anywhere worldwide.

Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Provides Hope, Treatment and Care for Children Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Fortunately, for many such children, Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital continues to provide the hope, treatment and interdisciplinary care needed to improve the quality of life for these individuals and their families.

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  • Fortunately, for many such children, Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital continues to provide the hope, treatment and interdisciplinary care needed to improve the quality of life for these individuals and their families.
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a sudden injury that causes damage to the brain.
  • The cognitive impairments of children with brain injury may not be immediately obvious after the injury but may become apparent as the child gets older.
  • Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital provides care for children from month old infants to 21 years of age who present with TBI.

Akari Therapeutics Announces New Data Showing A Significant Role for Complement Activation in the Clinical Outcomes of U.S. Army Trauma Patients in Iraq and the Therapeutic Potential of Nomacopan for Treatment of Trauma

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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Current treatments still largely rely on organ/tissue supportive approaches and fluid resuscitation, and no effective pharmacological therapeutics are available.

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  • Current treatments still largely rely on organ/tissue supportive approaches and fluid resuscitation, and no effective pharmacological therapeutics are available.
  • Identifying new life-supporting treatment focused on the interval between point of injury to hospital is a key objective.
  • In addition, pro-inflammatory C5a and C5b9 plasma levels correlated with trauma severity, and complement activation correlated with clinical outcomes.
  • Akari's lead drug candidate, nomacopan, is a C5 complement inhibitor that also independently and specifically inhibits leukotriene B4 (LTB4) activity.