I would steer clear unless it is all you have. These are designed to hold large amounts of fluid, if that fluid is blood that blood, your patient will be in trouble. With no clot forming they will continue to bleed and that pad will continue to soak it up. The goal is to form a clot, massive absorbent pads are not designed for this. They are great for soaking up blood on the floor to clean up but are not the greatest in saving a life. Hope this makes sense.