10 January 2014, 00:33
QuickClot and Celox Haemostatic agents are effective clotting agents whether in powder or bandage/sponge form. The likelyhood of a major "whole-system" clot is negligable.
I have seen Haemostatic agents used on a pig who was cut open and whose heart was still beating. It stopped bleeding in around 20 seconds.
Believe me, if you have a MAJOR bleed, you would be happy with Quickclot or Celox. Certainly if it is a case of life or death. If its powder, beware of eyes. It is not a problem at all to clean the wound in A+E or even PSHTF, in a local first aid point. Careful irrigation with saline will do the trick.
"Herbal" quickclot (!!!) will STING LIKE HELL. I wouldn't use it.
Israeli Bandages are brilliant but they are not clotting agents. They are 'pressure' bandages. Release the pressure and the bleeding continues.
If I didn't have anything else at all, I would go to the kitchen and get some form of g, gelling agent extracted from a type of red algae - Used in cooking - not sure what it would do to the human body but if someone is about to snuff it then have a go
Allons-y
I have seen Haemostatic agents used on a pig who was cut open and whose heart was still beating. It stopped bleeding in around 20 seconds.
Believe me, if you have a MAJOR bleed, you would be happy with Quickclot or Celox. Certainly if it is a case of life or death. If its powder, beware of eyes. It is not a problem at all to clean the wound in A+E or even PSHTF, in a local first aid point. Careful irrigation with saline will do the trick.
"Herbal" quickclot (!!!) will STING LIKE HELL. I wouldn't use it.
Israeli Bandages are brilliant but they are not clotting agents. They are 'pressure' bandages. Release the pressure and the bleeding continues.
If I didn't have anything else at all, I would go to the kitchen and get some form of g, gelling agent extracted from a type of red algae - Used in cooking - not sure what it would do to the human body but if someone is about to snuff it then have a go
Allons-y