CELOX First Aid Temporary Traumatic Wound Treatment 35g Pouch

My wife and had bought some Celox after I had read about it in a magazine, and it seemed interesting enough to buy. We put it into a travel first aid kit, which we subsequently took with us on a trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in late May of 2010. On our drive there, approaching from the south on Texas Highway 54, we came across a single vehicle rollover accident which had occurred no more than a few minutes before our arrival. The vehicle, a pickup truck had two occupants, of which the passenger was ambulatory. When the vehicle turned over, the windshield was broken out at the edges as a sheet and pushed up and into the passenger compartment, immediately after which the driver's scalp had come into violent contact, cutting his scalp loose from his head, starting at the middle of his forehead and continuing almost 180 degrees around to the middle of the back of his head. He was bleeding heavily from this wound when we arrived. I could not apply pressure to his head while he was in the truck, so the passenger and I managed to get him out of the truck, and lay him in a head-high position by the side of the road.

I tried first sprinkling the Celox around the periphery of the wound, before I was fully aware of its extent, but it became clear that this was not going to stop the blood, so I pulled back the driver's scalp and liberally poured the Celox all over the top of the wound, laid the scalp flap back in place, and applied pressure with both hands with the one large bandage we had. The driver was conscious but in great pain, and repeatedly tried to reach up and pull his scalp loose, which would lead to more bleeding, and more Celox, but, by the time the first responder arrived, we had the bleeding completely controlled, such that we were able to remove the bloody bandage and replace it with a fresh dressing, without any appreciable further bleeding. It seemed like just a few minutes between the 911 call and the arrival of the first responder, a Park Ranger from Guadalupe Mountains, but it was actually about 45 minutes, during which time, we used a bit more than half of the 35 grams in the Celox package.

Having the Celox with us allowed us to stop the bleeding, which I think otherwise we would have been hard-pressed to do. It doesn't weigh anything, it doesn't cost much, it is metabolized naturally by the body, it has mild antiseptic properties, it is not temperature-sensitive, and it requires no special skill to use: I can't recommend it enough!

Last week my small dog was ripped open when the wind caught an open door and it slammed against her. She was bleeding profusely and had it not been for the CELOX she would have bled out within a few minutes. CELOX saved her life. I keep CELOX in all my first aid kits including one on my belt when I am using my chainsaw.

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I'd just gotten this in the mail a few days ago, then yesterday my roommate cut his hand while removing a holesaw bit, and it was bleeding alot. I put CELOX on and followed directions, the bleeding totally stopped in under a minute! Great product!!

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Excellent product and a real spare tire in your first aid kit. You don't want to use it, but you'll be glad you had it, if you do. Just a special note...

We use clotting agents in the armed forces, but make sure you don't use these granules if you have large open arterial bleeding. The granules can get in your blood stream and cause major problems. REALLY good stuff for abdominal wounds though!

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First, I am not a Doctor, EMT or other medical professional, I am only trained is First Aid. Second, I have not had a reason to use this product so they (I bought several) are still in their sealed plastic packages and I hope it stays that way. I purchased this product just in case as I am a gun person. I am a target shooter, instructor, range safety officer and member of the IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association). So I am around firearms a lot. In the IDPA we practice drawing from holsters and defensive shooting. This product along with several other products is in my Trauma Bag just in case of an emergency. Celox is a powder that will aid is stopping bleeding especially when used with a pressure bandage, until transport or qualified medical personnel are present. Celox powder should be considered a must have for any first aid kit.