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NDD,
no quikclot....use traumadex or the newly FDA approved Rapid Deployment Hemostat (RDH, Marine Polymer Technologies, Inc, Danvers, MA....$$$$$$$$$$$) My trauma fellowship alma mater modified this product and had some great results (Journal of Trauma, Oct 2004, pg 756-759)
Quikclot has signifivcant problems and I would refer you to the newest TCCC manual/presentation by Capt. Butler as well as our article on the topic of hemostatic agents (Police:the law enforcement magazine. August 2004;28:52-59).
Otherwise if you need a valve for your kit I'll send one your way. Also, just pack 2 small Israeli bandages as the only bandages you take....they work.
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'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; 12-15-2004 at 15:38.
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