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<blockquote data-quote="mmaher" data-source="post: 913307" data-attributes="member: 70004"><p>Hector, sounds like you hunt in places that you are not on top of the food chain! Good reason to keep some med supplies on hand!</p><p></p><p>Bob, you are exactly right, most of the powdered hemostatics are falling out of favor. For several reasons, two being the exact reasons you mentioned, poor utilization under stress, and the chance to get the stuff in your nose, mouth and eyes, causing issues with the caregiver. Another issue with the powdered hemostatics is in the hospital. A lot of the trauma surgeons do not like the stuff, since they have to get all of the loose powder out of the wound in order to keep the patient from having infections. The picture I included in the article was of the impregnated sponge/gauze that is more prevalent these days. </p><p></p><p>The use of a tourniquet is usually mitigated by two reasons, 1) you know this patient will bleed to death if not used (most medical situations) 2) or the victim has been shot, and you are in a hostile area and need to place it with no assessment of the wound due to the dangerous situation. It is placed to avoid hemorrhage until you can assess in a safe zone, behind cover. . .</p><p></p><p>Whatever you choose to use between hemostatics or your TK, it all takes some training or practice before the need arises! As Bob described, under fire, your ability for fine muscle dexterity goes out the window, and gross large muscle movement takes over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmaher, post: 913307, member: 70004"] Hector, sounds like you hunt in places that you are not on top of the food chain! Good reason to keep some med supplies on hand! Bob, you are exactly right, most of the powdered hemostatics are falling out of favor. For several reasons, two being the exact reasons you mentioned, poor utilization under stress, and the chance to get the stuff in your nose, mouth and eyes, causing issues with the caregiver. Another issue with the powdered hemostatics is in the hospital. A lot of the trauma surgeons do not like the stuff, since they have to get all of the loose powder out of the wound in order to keep the patient from having infections. The picture I included in the article was of the impregnated sponge/gauze that is more prevalent these days. The use of a tourniquet is usually mitigated by two reasons, 1) you know this patient will bleed to death if not used (most medical situations) 2) or the victim has been shot, and you are in a hostile area and need to place it with no assessment of the wound due to the dangerous situation. It is placed to avoid hemorrhage until you can assess in a safe zone, behind cover. . . Whatever you choose to use between hemostatics or your TK, it all takes some training or practice before the need arises! As Bob described, under fire, your ability for fine muscle dexterity goes out the window, and gross large muscle movement takes over. [/QUOTE]
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