Nine-Year-Old Iranian Students Invent Waterproof Hemostatic Gauze
Hemostatic gauze is a light material intended for post-surgical wound applications or deep wound healing.
Hooman Dehqani, Karen Rezaei, and Navid Piroozbakhsh, who are in third grade at SAMA-1 school in Tehran, told ANA that the waterproof hemostatic gauze can be used after incidents such as earthquakes and accidents.
The product gives rescue and relief forces enough time to transfer patients and injured persons to hospitals, they added.
It prevents further bleeding, giving the injured the chance to remain alive.
They made the remarks on the sidelines of the Islamic Azad University's "second step of revolution" under the title of Asreh Omid Event which was held in Tehran's Mosalla from May 29 to June 1, 2022.
Regarding the initial idea for inventing the product, Rezaei said, “Whenever I referred to a dental office to pull out a tooth, it continued bleeding for several minutes. So, I thought about a solution to help stop bleeding as soon as possible. Finally, with the help of my mother and friends, I managed to invent the waterproof hemostatic gauze.”
Dehqani, for his part, said there is no similar product registered in the world. As the first individuals, we could find a way to produce it with the support of our families and friends at the school and the Milad Hospital.
Referring to the situation for preserving the hemostatic gauze, Piroozbakhsh said that the product should be kept in the refrigerator and should not be used in the armpit because it may create cysts and lumps.
“As such a product has not been manufactured by foreign countries, we can register our invention worldwide and embark on commercializing the product,” he concluded.
Asreh Omid Event aimed to exhibit new achievements and products in the technological and innovation arenas in line with opening new windows towards strengthening the idea of creating ground for knowledge-based businesses at the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Azad University.
Some 3,000 knowledge-based companies, laboratories, research centers, and startups took part in Asreh Omid Event.
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