Gadgets

Super Tourniquet Stops Penis Gunshot Wounds From Bleeding Out

Getting shot in the groin has to suck beyond all imagining. So too must getting shot anywhere else, let alone places where you can’t cinch a tourniquet. The CRoC, or Combat Ready Clamp, gives your bleeding hard-to-reach spots the pressure they need.


August 13, 2011
Geek Out

A Cast That Lets Your Broken Bones Talk To You

If you’ve ever had a broken bone, it’s not just about dealing with the pain. It’s about dealing with how confusing the whole healing process can be. This is a cast that could take some of the mystery out of what your body’s doing.


December 1, 2010
Science

Mad Scientist Uses Cadaver Legs To Understand Torn ACLs

Like any ordinary orthopaedist, Mark Drakos treats patients, performs surgeries and prescribes medicines. But if you catch him in his lab, you might be surprised by what you’d find: the doctor twisting dead human legs until they snap.


May 13, 2009

Falling Flat Screen TV Injuries and Deaths On The Rise Among Children

A new study reported this month revealed that 17,000 children were admitted to emergency rooms in 2007 for injuries related to falling furniture. Of those incidents, nearly half involved falling TVs.


November 26, 2008
Gadgets

Illustrative Slings Show How That Arm Got Boned

Found via Digg, these illustrative arm slings show onlookers exactly how you broke that arm, so you can save precious seconds from not having to repeat that boring story. Of course, your coworkers seeing this will then ask about where you got the sling design, how exactly you fell down the stairs when you live on the first floor of a one story house, and why you’re such a big liar. A quick search turned up nothing on where these originated, so if anyone knows, post it in the comments!