yeah the granulated stuff went away long ago, so the sponge and impregnated gauze is the only way that you can get it now from QC, it's a good product.

Work really well in conjunction with tournquets, easier to remove in the OR as well.

 

They also make a deep injection "syringe" for penetrating wounds.


I would also recommend that you take a look at a new product ACTCEL. It is very new but people in the Tactical Medicine business that I have spoken with believe it's a good product.


http://www.actcel.com/howitworks.html

 

Thanks!
I was not aware of the injection application of QuikClot and it is good to know that it is easily removable in the OR.

As far as I could tell, the ACTCEL stays in place and absorbs?

 

Yes, that's right, which is seen as a major advantage over other products. It is VERY VERY new and has not been fielded much yet, we'll have to see how it works in actual application but it looks promising.

 

Works great

I'm a firefighter paramedic here in texas and we use it where I work and the stuff is awesome. You can find it on eBay for about $10-15 a pack. Here is a video of it being used on a live pig. It's a cool video

http://m.youtube.com/watch?sts=16158&utcoffset=-300&v=DC1F08TtBG4&has_verified=1&client=mv-google&layout=tablet

 

I hear Celox is also good, doesn't produce heat when applied like QC.

 

They are a good short term solution.

 

have used the older granule and the newer style gauze the older stuff, got a tad bit hot, but stopped the leak ( after tha fact I said it probably cauterized it jokeingly, used it on myself.) used the gauze on a bike wreck victim prior to dust off, it worked, good stopgap to slow bleed out till you can get medevac to a ER. I keep it in my medbag.

 

I work as an ER nurse we are all Trauma Core Certified nurses, it is not part of the Trauma Core Certification training. That said, it should be, all the flight nurses that come in to pick up patients to fly them to level one have it in their bags and use it on scene on the ground. I have it in my personal gear bags, it works. As far as I know the newer quick clot doesn't heat up like the old, but I could be wrong as I haven't had it put on me, just what I have heard from the flight crews. I have seen it used many times in the ER, it doesn't cost much, and it works. A lot of times it is used in conjuction with other things. For example Tourniquet, quick-clot, pressure dressing. Every situation is different but if you got a bad bleed its worth the price.

 

Celox granulate can be got from israelibandages.com

 

Thanks, I was curious about how Israeli bandages were different from Quikclot bandages.:thumb:

 

Short Answer: Get some.

Long Answer: Learn how to use it.

We carry it on my volunteer rescue squad and it's now part of our protocol. I also keep one in my personal car kit. I've not yet used it myself.

Based on reading others' experience, (most especially some field medics who used them in Iraq), it seems to work really well. Obviously, if there's some parts that just aren't connected anymore, it's not going to solve that, but just to gel up a bunch of blood and stop bleeding, it's one of those miracle technology things.

Highly recommend this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj4gSDivxt0

Also, this testing / comparison of battlefield hemostatic agents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9xvIbKBJn4

It's really incredible. Even though it supposedly cleans up easily enough in the hospital, it supposedly can be a hassle. But that's better than the person being dead. This stuff is still relatively new to a lot of EMS agencies and protocols are still changing fast. I'd suggest going to the Army info to look at how they recommend its use. They seem to have the most experience with it.

http://www.medrills.com/#!slideshow/c1wue

For this next link, do a search for "hemostatic" once the pdf loads. You can find specific protocols and flows for use. Now some of these assume you might be getting shot at while you're doing your treatments, so maybe adjust for peacetime use!

http://www.patriotresistance.com/ranger_medic_handbook_2007_1_.pdf

 

Great links, thanks