Shrimp Shell Bandages

[akudewan]

I came across a news article on the web:

A REVOLUTIONARY bandage coated with ground-up shrimp shells could save the lives of British soldiers in the battlefields of Afghanistan.

A substance in the shell can stop bleeding in seconds, buying time for an injured soldier waiting to be treated by paramedics.

read the full article here: http/www.goodnewsblog.com/2006/01/31/mir...ve-our-soldiers

So its not just the fish that find shrimp helpful