Loughborough University graduate Joseph Bentley has created a device for first responders that he claims could stop haemorrhages from knife wounds in under a minute.
Recently named the UK winner of this year's James Dyson Award, the device would be used to insert a medical-grade silicone balloon tamponade into a wound to reduce bleeding.
Joseph Bentley designed the REACT device
Named REACT, which stands for Rapid Emergency Actuating Tamponade, the device was designed by Bentley in response to the large number of stabbings in the UK.
"Knife crime is a topic that is personal to me, as two of my friends were victims of knife-related incidents," said Bentley, who recently graduated from the product design and technology course at Loughborough University. "Thankfully both incidents were not fatal, but this is often not the case for so many others," he continued.
"Seeing the profound effect that it had on my friends and their families urged me to try and create a solution that could help others in the future."
The device is designed to reduce blood loss from knife wounds
The REACT device is designed to be used by first responders ? who are often police, according to Bentley's research ? to reduce bleeding before paramedics arrive at an incident. In the UK the average wait time for an ambulance is around eight minutes, while someone can bleed to death in five minutes.
Bentley's device would be used to insert a silicone balloon tamponade into the stab...