Medical Advances Save Lives in CombatSSG Matt Sims, a medic at Rader Clinic on Fort Myer, Va., demonstrates the Asherman Chest Seal, a bandage and one-way valve that lets the air out of a punctured lung. Sims credits the seal with saving his life after debris from an explosive punctured his lung in Iraq. |
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