Stop Heavy Bleeding. Advice Please!

[xylaria]

Re. Use of sugar/honey for wounds. It has been used in much of the world for centuries, here's a recent study from the Univ. of Wolverhampton.

http://www.wlv.ac.uk/Default.aspx?page=24330

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That is using sugar on deeply infected tissue, it doesn't help fresh bleeding wounds. If a wound is starting to look infected it may get you a better out come. I used to make "icing" with tea tree when my daughters skin would get infections. She had severe eczema and regularly got impetigo.

 

[cranmere]

I can't find any good evidence one way or the other, but granular things help the blood to clot because they form a framework for the fibrin to form on so it could be that. Tea bags work as wound dressings for a similar reason but also because the tannins promote clotting. Many traditional herbal anti-bleeding plants are high in tannins which is one of the reasons that they work. Spider web is another traditional one which I suspect is again the effect of a fine structure encouraging clot formation. Sphagnum moss would work in a similar way and is also anti-bacterial.

First action is always pads and pressure rather than fiddle about with chemicals or other things. If I knew that I tended to bleed heavily I migh go for one of the medical hemostatic granules and learn how to use them properly.

Hi Tristar 777

I have always found coffee granules are an excellent coagulant. I have used them on a few extreme mountaineering wounds with great success over the years. Coffee sachets are a must in the first aid kit. Aaahh memories - old sweaty socks and plenty of coffee granules - stops the bleeding almost straight away -let the hospital deal with sterilising the wound!
Word of advice - expresso coffee will not stop the bleeding quicker!

Cheers
Huggie

 

[Blaidd]

I was reminded earlier today that cayenne pepper was reportedly good for stopping bleeding, but as with most of these things it would depend on the severity.

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[ex-member BareThrills]

I was reminded earlier today that cayenne pepper was reportedly good for stopping bleeding, but as with most of these things it would depend on the severity.

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Oh cool, i love a chilli and now i can chuck my FAK

 

[kiltedpict]

I was at a conferece last week and saw a wound closure device- think a large clear bulldog clip that grips the edges of a wound with small pins- good for lacerations certainly.

 

[xylaria]

I can't find any good evidence one way or the other, but granular things help the blood to clot because they form a framework for the fibrin to form on so it could be that. Tea bags work as wound dressings for a similar reason but also because the tannins promote clotting. Many traditional herbal anti-bleeding plants are high in tannins which is one of the reasons that they work. Spider web is another traditional one which I suspect is again the effect of a fine structure encouraging clot formation. Sphagnum moss would work in a similar way and is also anti-bacterial.

First action is always pads and pressure rather than fiddle about with chemicals or other things. If I knew that I tended to bleed heavily I migh go for one of the medical hemostatic granules and learn how to use them properly.

Don't use fresh moss. It carrys a fungal infection and it has a lot of other organc material in amongst the leaves. Boiled washed and dried it is good stuff.

 

[susannewilliams]

Facit:

• Cut resistant gloves - plenty of very comfy versions of these. If doing axe work consider the pants. Open bone breaks are an issue you can't use PPE for and could be a significant issue for you.
• A great sticker I saw while learning forestry in sweden "Warning - Accidents with chainsaws are rarely trivial"
• Wound packing. Maxi pads, trauma pads, whatever. Yup.
• CAT - Yes. Several reasons. Bleeding out happens fast - from a cut, from an open bone break, etc. You can't keep pressure on when you are unconscious.
• Have something more than a cell phone. (Delorme InReach or similar.)