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Just got back from camping and wanted to bring up a product that I realized I've been using all summer... and I think something a lot of people overlook when packing gear.
I swear every time I went camping this summer I would get cut up in brush or cut my foot open on a zebra mussel, etc. So my girlfriend has been bringing Brave Soldier's First Defense and Antiseptic Ointment on every trip now.
Pretty much every cut and scrape I had this summer was healed within a week thanks to Brave Soldier. Also, not something I would normally bring on my own, so thanks to my girlfriend for bringing it.
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I suggest you keep a couple of Quikclot gauze pads in your kit too.
I've used it on some really severe cuts and it stops the bleeding very quickly, even on cuts that require stitches.
Quikclot has been used by the military for a number of years and they have formulated it in a gauze that has a substance called kaolin in it that causes the blood to clot. I heard about it from a friend who used it in the service. I "googled" it and went to their website, quikclot.com. They have some really impressive videos and ordering info.
It is simple to use by just pressing the gauze pad into the wound and putting pressure on it for a couple of minutes. My neighbor gashed his arm with a reciprocating saw and I was able to get the bleeding stopped before the EMT's arrived. He needed stitches, but the bleeding was completely stopped by the Quikclot.
I keep it on hand at home and carry it with me when I'm hiking or fishing. It's one of those things that those of us who get in places where help is hard to come by should "not leave home without it!!!!"
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I suggest you keep a couple of Quikclot gauze pads in your kit too.
I've used it on some really severe cuts and it stops the bleeding very quickly, even on cuts that require stitches.
Quikclot has been used by the military for a number of years and they have formulated it in a gauze that has a substance called kaolin in it that causes the blood to clot. I heard about it from a friend who used it in the service. I "googled" it and went to their website, quikclot.com. They have some really impressive videos and ordering info.
It is simple to use by just pressing the gauze pad into the wound and putting pressure on it for a couple of minutes. My neighbor gashed his arm with a reciprocating saw and I was able to get the bleeding stopped before the EMT's arrived. He needed stitches, but the bleeding was completely stopped by the Quikclot.
I keep it on hand at home and carry it with me when I'm hiking or fishing. It's one of those things that those of us who get in places where help is hard to come by should "not leave home without it!!!!"
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