Any of the PH's (and outfitters) that regularly post here on AR:

Send me a PM or e-mail when you come to Reno this winter and I will make sure you get one or two packets of QuickClot to take back to camp. It will come with a CD instruction disc.

Hopefully it will never be needed, but if it saves someone from losing too much blood from a misadventure in the bush, I will feel very happy.

I will not be healthy enough to travel to Reno this year, but I think i will be ok by 2008. Then I would be happy to provide some trauma training for anyone who wants a little update to their skills in that area.

Maybe if it is not already being done we could get a room to give a travel medicine briefing for anyone who is interested.

I know I still owe everybody the "NO SHIT" article. The West Nile Epidemic is keeping me from writing something fun like that. I will finish it as soon as I can.

LD

LD, Who is distributing QuickClot in RSA? I would like to have some in my medical bag, but I will not be visisting Reno next year.

I would love to get the product but unfortunately there is no time to visit Reno. Too bad.


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Lawndart-

I read something a while back that the Marines were questioning the effectiveness of QuickClot. There was some discussion back and forth about whether they were using it incorrectly as well as how a product that may have issues ended up in every trauma kit in Iraq. Have you ever had to use the product, if so, how did it work? The concept sounds great, but I'm curious to hear from people who have actually had to use it.

Pete

QuikClot does work guys I can assure you. However; you must use it correctly, do not use it when direct pressure is able to control the bleeding.

It is designed for traumatic wounds. The new pad is easier to use than the first issue granules. I hope and pray none of you ever have cause to use it.

SFC E7

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Lawndart-

I read something a while back that the Marines were questioning the effectiveness of QuickClot. There was some discussion back and forth about whether they were using it incorrectly as well as how a product that may have issues ended up in every trauma kit in Iraq. Have you ever had to use the product, if so, how did it work? The concept sounds great, but I'm curious to hear from people who have actually had to use it.

Pete

Hi Pete,

That was operator error, analogous to improper cleaning or zeroing of a weapon. The stuff works, and works well. With proper training it saves lives on a regular basis.

The hardest thing to do in a major trauma situation is keep some semblance of cool while your best buddy in the world is trying to bleed out in front of you. The answer is training and practice until the right moves are habit. Any snake eater or pilot will tell you that you live and die by your habit patterns. Very true in this case.

The new pro-coagulation products are the first new arrow in the quiver in a long time.

These products are lowering the death rate, and limb loss rate from major limb injuries.

A packet does not take up much room.

LD

Sunshine, Jaco, PM me in December. We'll get you hooked up.

LD

I carry both the quickclot powder and the gauze in my first aid kit at all times. I have only used it once and it worked fine: my youngest son who served in Desert Storm, Somalia, and lately Iraq swears by it.

As a Soldier and certified Combat Lifesaver I can tell you the stuff works and works very well. However it must be used CORRECTLY or it won't work at all. It should ONLY be used AFTER a pressure dressing has been unsuccessful in controlling the bleeding. A lot (I would venture to say all) of the complaints about Quickclot are from people who applied it incorrectly (i.e. before pressure dressing, incorrect application to the wound, etc.)