Celoxman

I'm the UK distributor for Celox, and an ex-military medic

Hi, Just to clear up a few points: Celox doesn't make the surgeon's life difficult. He simply removes the Celox 'psuedo-clot' and washes the affected area once with saline. Then he/she gets about their normal repair job. If there are any residual amounts of Celox in the wound, the body breaks it down into naturally occuring sugars and metabolises them. MattyF - your paramedic mate needs to do a bit of homework on his haemostatic agent, I think. Celox doesn't create any problems at all, and especially nothing to do with the heart. Celox doesn't hurt when applied (older haemostatic agents used to generate quite a lot of heat) although putting direct pressure on any underlying inuries may sting a bit!! Thanks

Some good points FB. Celox isn't meant for all bleeds, just the scary ones! Celox is easily removed from any shaped wound. The 'plug' conforms to the wound shape, and usually comes out in a oner. Any left in can be flushed out with saline. As for use on smaller wounds, it takes hardly any time to get out. Hope that helps

Mesterh, It would be of help in a situation like this, although how effectively you could self-administer with that injury may be a subject for debate. If someone else was around to get it into the wound and get some pressure on it it would certainly help the outcome

Sorry, have been away at a medical conference. I wouldn't advocate waiting anytime at all with an injury like that, or any other major bleed. Depending on who you talk to gets you a different answer every time. Time is of the escence, so get it in and pack it down asap. If anyone's around to stick a tourniquet on you at the same time, you might want to buy them a beer afterwards

Hi guys, I'm part of the Celox team (hence the name). I had seen a question on the site somewhere asking if there was a risk using Celox if you had a shellfish allergy (Celox is made from refined shrimp shells). Simple answer - no. The allergy is caused by fish/shrimp protein, which is removed during the refining process. We've done extensive testing on this. Any other questions, please feel free to post or PM me. Thanks