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swatsurgeon · 12-30-2006, 16:34

Well I knew sooner or later they would respond to the editorial we wrote about the ill effects of the exothermic reaction quikclot causes....I was just looking through my latest Journal of Trauma and what do I see but a new formulation of quikclot that only reaches 105 degrees. A significant improvement over the original formulation.
Once I read and get all of the info straight, I'll post my opinion on the 'new' formula and it's potential from my point of view.
NOTE: the views expressed are my own based on literature/experiments using the hog model that is published. The original video was edited to the point of non-validity.....stay tuned. My guess is that they will conform to improved safety standards and the product will be better accepted in both the civilian and military sectors.

It (a hemostatic agent) remains the last ditch effort to stop bleedining that does not respond to direct pressure, a tourniquet, or other maneuvers.
BTW, TraumaDex just got approval for intra-operative use for significant/uncontrolable bleeding. I will post my uses of this agent also. I have previously used it both in the field and in the OR and it worked very well without any ill effects to the patients unlike the original formula of quikclot.

I would appreciate any feedback from an 18D in the sandbox that has used any of the hemostatic agents recently...thanks

ss

12-30-2006, 16:34	#7
swatsurgeon Guerrilla Chief Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 880	Well I knew sooner or later they would respond to the editorial we wrote about the ill effects of the exothermic reaction quikclot causes....I was just looking through my latest Journal of Trauma and what do I see but a new formulation of quikclot that only reaches 105 degrees. A significant improvement over the original formulation. Once I read and get all of the info straight, I'll post my opinion on the 'new' formula and it's potential from my point of view. NOTE: the views expressed are my own based on literature/experiments using the hog model that is published. The original video was edited to the point of non-validity.....stay tuned. My guess is that they will conform to improved safety standards and the product will be better accepted in both the civilian and military sectors. It (a hemostatic agent) remains the last ditch effort to stop bleedining that does not respond to direct pressure, a tourniquet, or other maneuvers. BTW, TraumaDex just got approval for intra-operative use for significant/uncontrolable bleeding. I will post my uses of this agent also. I have previously used it both in the field and in the OR and it worked very well without any ill effects to the patients unlike the original formula of quikclot. I would appreciate any feedback from an 18D in the sandbox that has used any of the hemostatic agents recently...thanks ss __________________ 'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that. (adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 ) Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008. The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc) Last edited by swatsurgeon; 12-30-2006 at 16:37.
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