Customer Reviews

QuikClot Sport, Advanced Clotting Sponge 25G

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This 25 g sponge is tiny. Seems that a wound this small wouldn't really need a clotting agent. Get the bigger sponge.

This review is based on 1st hand experience (unfortunately).

I awoke one morning to a frantic knock on the bathroom door saying someone cut their finger badly. I hustled out of the shower & went down to the kitchen to see what was going on. To my surprise, it wasn't a cut -- but rather an amputation of 1 & 1/2 finger tips. A kitchen towel was wrapped around the hand, but the blood was easily soaking the towel & running down their arm. I ran to get a pack that was in my gun bag & a second one in my diaper bag. By the time I got back (which wasn't more than a minute or so) the kitchen towel had been swapped out & a huge wad of gauze bandage was now dripping red. I told the victim to press the quikclot on & don't remove it for any reason. Within 30 seconds, the bleeding had stopped... period. There was no more bleeding until we got to the ER & the quikclot was removed by the doctor. At that point, it bled profusely again because the cut had knicked an artery.

Needless to say, I'm impressed by this product & have urged everyone I know to keep a few around! I now keep one in every vehicle, first aid kit & "high risk" activity bag.

My only complaints: they are rather pricey (for "what ifs") & a single small pack is really not enough. The small size really limits the types & sizes of injuries that the quikclot can be applied to.

All in all -- every household should have at least a couple on hand. For the price of a few beers or coffees, you could save someone's life. Buy it.

This product stops bleeding cold. Right Now. Note- it is expensive and a little messy, so don't go using it for everyday cuts, those where the bleeding is easily controlled by pressure. But this could very well save a life, especially out in the field.

Get one of the large packs and keep it at home in your 1st Aid kit, and one of the smaller packs to carry in your beltpouch or daypack, along with a few Band-Aids and the usual stuff.

Most first aid kits do not contain this product as it is too expensive, so you'll have to add it yourself. What is handy with this product is that you can apply it to yourself in a pinch.

Like others, I hope I never need this, but having seen it in action I am rather more comfortable having added it to my emergency kit. While having the larger sponge might be ever more preferable, a little can stop a lot of bleeding. 25G is about the perfect size for carrying easily.

There are two things I would like to point out. 1) This is a sponge and a small one at that. This is not the powder that you pour into a wound. This is a QC blanket (sponge) that you lay on the wound, compress and then wrap up to keep in place. 2) This thing is small. I received the package and this is basically a tiny travel pack for road emergencies. If you hike, camp or bike then this is the one for you. If you want something to add to a beefy first-aid then don't cheap out and for the 50g QC.

This can save a life so this deserves no less than 4 stars but didn't get five because I thought it was going to be quite a bit bigger.

The product works fairly well, but I found the exact same thing at REI for $9.95 (and REI is NOT a discount store!)

I hope that I never have to use this product, I bought it as a precaution, but I have seen it in action on a hiking trips and it does what it claims. It will stop bleeding until you can get attention or back to camp for proper first aid. A must for people outdoors, in any activity or adventure.

I was biking one day and my left pedal hit the asphalt as I was making a left turn. I hit my knee on the ground hard and it was bleeding. I used one of the QuikClot sponge on my knee which stopped the bleeding fast. I would recommend this to anyone who is doing any out door activity. It works as advertised, it's also easy to open up with one hand.

This product stops bleeding cold. Right Now. Note- it is expensive and a little messy, so don't go using it for everyday cuts, those where the bleeding is easily controlled by pressure. But this could very well save a life, especially out in the field.

Get one of the large packs and keep it at home in your 1st Aid kit, and one of the smaller packs to carry in your beltpouch or daypack, along with a few Band-Aids and the usual stuff.

Most first aid kits do not contain this product as it is too expensive, so you'll have to add it yourself. What is handy with this product is that you can apply it to yourself in a pinch.

I did a lot of research looking for something to help stop serious bleeding and this product seems to stand up to the tests. This is not for scrapes and scratches, but it is an important lifesaving tool that should be in every serious first responder's kit. If you have committed to being educated and equipped to give aid to others or yourself in an emergency, QuikClot should be in your jump bag. Amazon's price beat out all the local sources, and I was able to buy this for half the price that I found elsewhere.