Herbal Quick Clot

[Devonian]

I'd been led to believe (rightly or wrongly) that the like of quickclot really should be avoided if at all possible, and I assume that the herbal equivalent would be the same, as although yes its effective in stopping major bleeding, the mess in makes often means that surgeons have to create far more damage to remove and clean out the quick clot which gets caked in everywhere. Yes the newer quick clot is bound into a sponge (rather than being a loose powder) to prevent these problems, but the herbal equivalent here could I guess cause the same sort of internal damage to the old quick clot powder.

Also if after TSHTF, you may have problems finding a surgeon to be able to remove the mess anyway.

Its just a thought and not knocking the OP, but its best to have supplies of the right equipment 'if' at all possible - which of course is not always the case.....

Instead you should be using an Israeli Bandage similar to these for major bleeding:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Emergency-Ba...s_beauty_1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trauma-Sterile-P...li+bandage