Overview
The porous surgical fabric of the QuikClot ACS ™ (Advanced Clotting Sponge) contains beads that activate once they come into contact with a bleeding wound. Just rip, pack and press down on the wound. For military, government, and public safety agency use only.
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Features and Specifications:
- QuikClot products save lives by quickly stopping moderate to severe arterial and venous bleeding
- Extensively used by all branches of the U.S. military, by the Department of Homeland Security and by first responders
- Can be directly applied to high-pressure bleeding wounds
- Can be applied from any angle
- Will not blow around in a windy environment
- Simple to remove when the victim has been moved to the hospital setting
- 3.5-ounce packet (100g)
- Rapidly stops blood loss from injuries caused by: traffic, workplace and at-home accidents; gunshot, knife and other assault wounds
- Buddy-applied or self-applied
- Easy to use with simple training
- Only hemostatic product to achieve 100% survival rate in comparative testing by the Office of Naval Research
- Across the United States and abroad first responders are joining their military counterparts in adopting QuikClot® as a quick, effective and safe treatment for all traumatic bleeding injuries
- Many police and fire departments are deploying QuikClot® in every official vehicle/vessel on both land and water
- In use by Homeland Security Agencies including the FBI, CIA and ATF
- QuikClot gives police, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics the power to save some of the 50,000 Americans who die each year from severe bleeding injuries
- Proven on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan
- Forms powerful clot that stays in place until victim is treated in the hospital
- Biologically/botanically inert; safe to leave in wound until further medical help is available
- Controls high-volume arterial and venous bleeding when used in conjunction with a pressure bandage
- Rugged carrying pack can attach at waist or fit under car seat
- In use by police and fire forces, EMT and paramedic squads throughout the U.S.
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