Trauma Research
Trauma is the leading cause of death in children with up to 20% of traumatically injured children require intensive care support. Trauma patients therefore represent an ideal target population to study and improve PICU-related outcomes [Fenton J Pediatr Surg 2016].
Shape Memory Polymer Foams for Hemorrhage Control in Traumatic Wounds
This project was developed in collaboration with a bioengineer (Mary Beth Monroe) at Syracuse University who has developed shape memory polymer foams to stop bleeding [Christmas J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2021]. The foams provide rapid clotting and tamponade by conforming to the shape of a wound. They are not only biocompatible but have an opportunity for antibiotic impregnation, allowing them to stay intracorporeal and potentially limit post-operative infection. These foams will be tested in two trauma models including a grade V liver injury model and femoral artery/vein transection.
Funded by NIH R01 HL168180-01
DOD Grant 13755264
Beaman Acta Biomater 2022
Enhanced Combat Tourniquet with Modular Wound Infection Prevention Capabilities
This study investigates the impact of intramuscularly administered antibiotics in a contaminated limb injury model with the goal of determining whether antibiotic administration to an injured extremity requiring a tourniquet can modify infectious complications and limb salvage in collaboration with TDA Research, Inc.
Funded by DOD Grant 13754929