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Crestlon says TraumaGel stopped severe bleeding on Cobb County firefighter during overhaul
Summary
Crestlon, the maker of TraumaGel, said the hemostatic product stopped a severe, non‑compressible hand bleed on a Cobb County firefighter, stabilizing him for transport after standard field measures failed.
Crestlon said its plant‑based hemostatic product, TraumaGel, stopped a severe, non‑compressible hand bleed on a Cobb County firefighter during overhaul operations, allowing the firefighter to be stabilized and transported for definitive care.
At a presentation in Cobb County, Joe Endelina, CEO and cofounder of Crestlon, described the incident and said the company recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the device “last August.” He said Crestlon has begun rolling the product out to major trauma and EMS systems across the United States and is active in “over 100 systems.”
Endelina said TraumaGel “is a plant based hemostatic medical device that controls traumatic…
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