A very nice demonstration video about how to effectively pack a wound with a bleeding artery, using z-fold gauze.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBvQJ_N95s

Pressure has to be applied directly to the bleeding artery, to stop the bleed, not just pack the cavity full of gauze.

While #haemostatic #gauze is great, if you don't have it available normal gauze will also do a good job. Multiple gauze packages may be needed.

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A Guide to Haemostatic Gauzes:

https://medtree.co.uk/blog/a-guide-to-haemostatic-gauzes/

This article is a couple of years old now, but still provides a good overview of the different types of clotting agents used in #haemostatic gauzes; chitosan vs kaolin. There’s been a proliferation of new haemostatic #gauze products on the market lately, e.g. from #RhinoRescue, but this article remains worth reading.

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