$250 first aid "kit"

[Irving]

I know about quick clot, and I know the product I linked is NOT QuickClot. I just was curious if that product worked as advertised for the price.

[Tim K]

Irving, I only brought it up because the bandage is just the right thing for jamming down inside a wound. It fills up the hole, absorbs some blood, and applies the clotting agent all at the same time. It's what combat medics carry, and I saw a video of it being used to great effect to stop a femoral artery bleed. As I understand it, the powdered clotting agents are not as highly regarded. Hopefully, Zombie Steve will chime in here.

I'm sorry I can't comment on the effectiveness of the product you linked.

Edit to add: I found the link to the video. It's a pig, by the way. Don't watch this if you're squeamish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj4gSDivxt0

[Zombie Steve]

I don't have a ton of experience with the hemostatic wound dressings. I've only been told to avoid the powders, as they will cause burns. My understanding is they also tend to throw off a lot of dust - you don't want this stuff in coming in contact with your eye. If it does, you have 2 people that need treatment instead of one.

[Wulf202]

I don't have a ton of experience with the hemostatic wound dressings. I've only been told to avoid the powders, as they will cause burns. My understanding is they also tend to throw off a lot of dust - you don't want this stuff in coming in contact with your eye. If it does, you have 2 people that need treatment instead of one.

that info is very dated

[Irving]

We just took cmailliards class and learned all about this stuff. The stuff thar burns is no longer available.

[Zombie Steve]

Ah, good. As I said... not a lot of experience with it.

[Irving]

How realistic is it to use diapers and other bladder control products in place of, or to supplement gauze for stopping blood flow? I'm building my FSAStore purchase and want more guaze and pads. However, I have more 30"x30" bladder control pads (and various other sizes) and diapers in the garage than I could afford on my FSA. Would I be wasting my money on gauze if I have all that stuff?

Before anyone asks, I was cruising around my neighborhood during a garage sale weekend and came across this lady selling diapers. She didn't sell them by her deadline, so I put 7 large boxes into my Amigo. I couldn't even see out the back on the way home. None of the diapers fit for the person I had in mind for them, so they may go up for sale or donation here if anyone knows someone that could use them.

[Irving]

EDIT: Well, I can't get the list of what I ended up getting to show up. It was $164 after the $10 off coupon. I'm excited.

[00tec]

I ended up with the adventure medical mountain comprehensive kit, along with a few of the trauma packs with quickclot. Going to add a few things to this kit, like the gauze seen above, then next year get a home kit for the long term.

[cmailliard]

Jumping in a bit late here. Stay away from QuickClot (ACS, Sport, First Responder) it has very poor results in USAISR studies. Combat Gauze or Celox Rapid are the two top performers currently with CG being the agent of choice for the military. If you want a powder, and it's not a bad idea to diversify, go with Celox. Make sure understand when, where and how to use these agents. They are for life threatening hemorrhage (arterial), that are not amenable to a TQ (high femoral or brachial) and are compressible (not the belly).