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For serious gunshot wounds and other severe wounds, I keep QuikClot in my vehicle.
If anyone has actually used the stuff, please share your experience.
It\'s received very good reviews and our Marines, FBI, and others use it. If you decide to carry some, read the directions and become familiar with the do\'s and don\'ts. I added a clean towel and some latex gloves to my kit. I have not had to use it, thank goodness. I also gave one to my brother and my father. My dad takes his tractor over 200 acres of land, and any kind of accident can happen where help may not arrive in time.The effectiveness of QuikClot brand hemostatic agent has been proven in extensive testing at the University of Connecticut , Hartford Hospital , the U.S. Marine War Fighting Lab, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). And it\'s currently available for military and first-responder organizations such as fire, rescue, police, and Emergency Medical Services.
QuikClot brand hemostatic agent speeds coagulation of blood, even in large wounds, through a very simple process: It physically adsorbs the liquid from blood, thereby concentrating the clotting factors and encouraging rapid clotting to stop the bleeding.
QuikClot brand hemostatic agent is different from similar products in that it is chemically inert, and therefore is safe to leave in or on the wound until the patient receives medical treatment. Furthermore, since it contains nothing biological or botanical, there is little or no danger of an allergic reaction.
If anyone has actually used the stuff, please share your experience.