EMERGENCY! Blood clotting stuff...

[SteveA]

I was just perusing chainsaw stuff and glanced upon this.... thought it would be sensible to get a few satchets to leave in my gear bag or attach to the fuel can.

 

£15 seems a reasonable price for a few satchels: Celox blood clotting granules - Chainsaw Specialists

 

Does it have a limited shelf life/ any other thoughts?...

cheers, steve

[aiden]

yes it has a shelf life, cant remember date though think is few years. I used have granules but replaced with impregnated bandage as thought in a real emergency would be quicker and easier to apply,

[treequip]

I was just perusing chainsaw stuff and glanced upon this.... thought it would be sensible to get a few satchets to leave in my gear bag or attach to the fuel can.

 

£15 seems a reasonable price for a few satchels: Celox blood clotting granules - Chainsaw Specialists

 

Does it have a limited shelf life/ any other thoughts?...

cheers, steve

 

Go for the impregnated bandage. Much easier to use.

[Joe Newton]

17.50 for 1 x15g pack

 

I keep one on my saddle with an Israeli bandage

[Vespasian]

A ready substitute might be to have a few Tampons in your med kit...

They're designed to soak up blood after all...

[silky fox]

Got an Israeli bandage last week...

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

A ready substitute might be to have a few Tampons in your med kit...

They're designed to soak up blood after all...

 

A "thought out loud," doubtless to be corrected (again ), but these are designed to 'absorb' blood are they not and hence might that be less effective at stemming / stopping blood flow than other things perhaps?

 

I understood the 'celox impregnated' bandage was the way to go and to actually stuff it into the wound for best effect rather than just wrap round which is perhaps the function of another, standard, bandage.

 

CAVEAT - all above said as a EFAW (albeit for Tree-workers) certificated person only and not a qualified trainer.

 

Cheers..

Paul

[treequip]

A ready substitute might be to have a few Tampons in your med kit...

They're designed to soak up blood after all...

 

A "thought out loud," doubtless to be corrected (again ), but these are designed to 'absorb' blood are they not and hence might that be less effective at stemming / stopping blood flow than other things perhaps?

 

 

Its not about absorbing, once the blood has escaped it becomes irrelevant unless you want to tell someone further on the care pathway how much was lost, for the most part they will probably be busy dealing with the injury to care and can make their own symptoms based assessment.

 

Hemostatic agents are a useful tool but there is no substitute for direct wound pressure particularly where the wound is in muscle and over a bony structure which is where most saw wounds tend to be.

[LewisB]

There are a few different types of these available on the market. I would advise you stay clear of any 'exothermic reaction' ones. They work by pouring granules in to the wound which react when they come into contact with blood and heat up cauterizing the wound.

 

The problem with it is, when you open the package if any granules get blow into your eyes you can imagine what happens. Also, there has been a case where someone had multiple torso wounds and had packets of this stuff poured on to them to try and stem the bleeding. It just ended up cooking him.

[treequip]

It just ended up cooking him.

 

And thus is born another internet myth :laugh1: