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…has been applied on the wound (to reduce infection), you may use towels over them if necessary for additional absorption and to maintain a dry outer surface for applying pressure. Exceptions to the general rule about clotting may occur if someone has a coagulation disorder, whether inherent (liver disease, blood disorders) or secondary to medication (aspirin, warfarin, calcium channel blockers in high doses). I can think of only about four times in the last 40 years as a lifeguard, firefighter, paramedic, and physician that I have faced uncontrollable bleeding.  Twice from severe liver disease (sick livers don’t make the proteins necessary for clotting), and twice from disseminated intravascular coagulation (before a strategy became widely known to address it).  I have had others bleed out, but those were from massive trauma causing quick death, generally secondary to internal bleeding that would have required immediate trauma surgery to address. Regards, – K.N….

…a backpack, vest or an optional shoulder harness. This pouch also has a Velcro design which lets you take off the pouch itself without removing the whole pouch from your equipment. This product is only $20. The contents of your first aid kit may vary depending on your personal needs. My kit contains medical tape, an LED penlight, several packs of Quikclot clotting sponges, several pairs of latex powder free gloves, tourniquets, bandages, alcohol prep pads, EMT/trauma shears, tweezers, tongue depressors (they make good finger and wrist splints) various sizes of ACE wraps and an assortment of bandages, gauze pads and Band-Aids. You can find these items at your local Wal-Mart, outdoor supply center or if you’re brave enough go to your local Emergency room and just ask for supplies and use a cover story on why you need the supplies. If you want the combat grade supplies just shop…

…without the probability of logistic support and evacuation would well exceed the capacity to carry, or limit your mobility . [For example, the standard non-blood IV fluid replacement for hemorrhagic (bleeding) shock is 40 cc per kg. That calculates out over 3 Liters for an adult. American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Advanced Trauma Life Support program for Physicians recommend not more that 2 liters per person, plus blood, if hyotension (absent radial pulse/delayed capillary refill/altered mental status) persists. Value / effort ratio is not favorable in the crisis situation, if you have no logistics tail  In addition, current data from the war zones has evolved to the recognition that IV therapy to raise the blood pressure in the non head injured patient, without control of the internal bleeding tends to increase the bleeding. (Head injury patients represent a class of patients that are still recommended to raise the…