TNMU Volunteer Centre Received Another Consignment of Haemostatic Agent for Individual First-Aid Kits for Soldiers at Front Line

The staff of Ternopil National Medical University began active volunteering back in 2014, when the war in eastern Ukraine started.  Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, already at the end of February, the Volunteer Centre of TNMU was established for the coordination and maximum effective provision of assistance to civilians, Territorial Defence Forces, the military, and hospitals.

Thanks to cooperation with Professor Rostyslav Bilyi and Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University and thanks to the support of RECOOP HST Association, we received another batch of Celox analogue – chitosan haemostatic blood coagulation activator for the formation of individual military first-aid kits and tactical backpacks for military medics.

Bleeding is the main cause of death in the battlefield, and timely pre-medical, primary medical care plays an extremely important role. These are things that save lives. Conducted studies have proven that Chitosan haemostatic blood coagulation activator provides even faster coagulation compared to Celox. Also, the drug is well washed off the surface of the wound with a slightly acidic solution (0.1% solution of acetic acid).

We express our sincere appreciation to Dr. Sandor Vari (Cedars – Sinai Medical Center, USA; Regional Cooperation in the Fields of Health, Science and Technology Association/RECOOP HST Association) for supporting the Ukrainian people in these times and financing such an important project as the development of a haemostatic agent that saves the lives of our soldiers, who defend the independence of Ukraine and Europe. We thank our partner, the Ukrainian-German Academic Society, for a reliable shoulder and an active position and constant daily assistance to Ukraine, including on the scientific front.

Thanks to the cooperation with Professor R. Bilyi, more than 400 packages of haemostatic agent have already been delivered to frontline by our military.  By the end of the year, it is planned to produce and transfer to the front line more than 1,000 units of the blood coagulation activator.

Let us stay strong and keep working for our victory!