How To Stop The Bleeding With QuikClot
If you, or someone else becomes injured with a very bad traumatic bleeding wound, chances are that even if you have a typical first aid kit with you, it will not have what you need to stop the bleeding. Think about it… most first aid kits have an assortment of typical size bandages for cuts and scrapes, a few gauze bandages (often 2×2″ and 4×4″), gauze tape, and a few other supplies. The thing is, what are you going to do if someone gets a deep and profusely bleeding wound? Do you have what you need to effectively stop the bleeding until you can get professional help?
Every first aid kit ‘should’ contain a product like the following, or something similar in effectiveness.
QuikClot
Quikclot Advanced Clotting Sponge, Stop Bleeding Fast, 50 Gram Package
Stops moderate to severe bleeding until further medical help is available. Quikclot speeds coagulation of blood, resulting in a stable clot that stops bleeding. Stops bleeding quicker than conventional methods and is safe to leave on wounds until more advanced medical help arrives.
User Story:
When a fellow backpacker slipped while carrying his pack saw, he cut his upper thigh pretty badly. Although no major vessels were involved, the wound bled profusely. This QuikClot product was applied to the wound with direct pressure and then bound in place. While the wound was not extraordinarily severe, the injured man was quite upset by the amount of blood he appeared to be losing prior to application of the dressing. Once the QuikClot product was in place and a thick sterile pad secured over it, only a small amount of blood was visible. This added tremendously to reassure the injured man that he was not in great danger from bleeding. Others in our party assisted the man back to the trail head and he was taken to a local hospital where the laceration was sutured.
Quick clot is a natural enzyme that starts the blod clotting process in the body. Our bodies have small amounts of it that are there naturally, except for hemophiliacs. Quick clot is simply concentrated to a high level.
The US Army & Marines have chosen quick clot to stop battlefield bleeding and loss of blood volume and pressure.
You should also have a roll of gauze to go with the quick clot to hold it in place. I have read recommendations to use the following product to hold the QuikClot bandage in place, a product that is included in the U.S. Military’s IFAK, or individual first aid kit.
Israeli Battle Dressing, 6-inch Compression Bandage
While the Israeli battle dressing comes with a 6″ bandage, simply apply the QuikClot bandage to the wound first, then wrap it up with the Israeli battle dressing bandage.
Although primarily designed to help staunch blood flow by applying pressure to the wound site, the 70-inch long elastic portion of the bandage can also be used in the field to construct a sling, to bind a strain or sprain, to secure splints to the broken limb, or even as an improvised tourniquet.
Don’t take chances with your life. Instead, be ready to stop the bleeding…
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This is fantastic to have in any first aid kit before total SHTF and an absolute must for when there is no medical attention available after total SHTF. There are all sorts of survival sites that sell this and many sporting good stores to. Excellent post Ken, this makes many people aware of this wonderful product that can save someone from at least panicking when they injury themselves anywhere at anytime. The sight of blood does freak out many.
i prefer duct tape. Cheap and many uses.
As a last resort, for such a wound, I suppose… however there is no blood coagulant in duct tape.
I was wondering, could this be used to stop bleeding when someone has a tooth pulled?
@lone survivalist, That is a good question. I imagine that if one were to cut off a portion of the QuikClot pad, and press it against the gum where the tooth was pulled, that it should ‘help’. To what degree, I don’t know. I have also read that when a tooth is pulled, that you could squeeze together (press together) the gum opening, for a bit of a while till the bleeding becomes slower. As in, pressing your gum between your thumb and forefinger.
Use a moistened regular tea bag. It has tanic acid in it and works very well. (I have used this method several times) Don’t use too much pressure but clamp your teeth down to hold in place for about 30 min.
@1h.c.m. You are just full of good ideas aren’t you! Chiller’s idea is pretty good also.
And let’s not forget the less expensive and equally effective tampon pad.
@ Least there are some new things coming in the name of progress. Quikclot sounds like uber-styptic. Best thing since Nam’s medical super glue, which is small,light weight and always in my kit. Alcohol, suture kit, for the times when off and about & an injury has come up. For me, I’ve stitched myself 4 times, better than nothing. Though I can’t say how many times I’ve improvised paper towel and a good tight wrap of duct tape to get through. It’s almost as good as butterflies if it’s not too ragged. Thanks for the heads up on Quikclot a small container sounds like a good addition to the kit. I Live and Learn… Survive-All…
Does anyone know anything about this product??
Super Clot vet formula 1 oz. gel……..
I may get some to have on hand for the animals and then if we
find ourselves in a situation where we have to use it , we may.