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I'm a little out of my lane since I am not a dedicated Doc but only a first responder. However I have friends that are 91W1's and 18D's to include SOMC instructors and I have discussed this with them several times in an effort to educate myself on another "tricky internet topic".

Quick Clot was reciently added to the standard medical kit to be carried by SOF units in USSOCOM. This is IN ADDITION to the Hem-com dressing that was already required for carry by every SOF member.

In a recient SOF evaluation, QC stopped 9 of 10 live tissue bleeds and Hem-com stopped 10 of 10 bleeds.

According to what I was told QC and Hem-com stop bleeding in different ways and that there is no thermal reaction with Hemcon.

According to the new USSOCOM policy, QC is to be applied AFTER a TQ(if would site allows) and Hemcon dressing have failed to stop the bleeding. As stated before, it is meant as a last resort after other methods have failed to stop an uncontrolled bleed.

As a senior 18D stated to me last week. "QC works and I would use it if I had to, but I know that if somebody used it on me I would have the ass.....That S**T gets HOT!"

Proper QC usage has been added to SOF paramedic refresher.

Hope this helps,

Cheers