I was not a fan of the original QuickClot, which I didn't think was appropriate for non-trained civilian use. I liked the concept of a hemostatic first aid product for some circumstances and have included Celox in my large survival kit medical component for some time now. I think the new QuickClot is a far better formulation, especially the sponge style is a more user friendly design and potentially a good inclusion for a civilian first aid or medical kit. I suspect that 99% of the time it gets used a simple and inexpensive pressure bandage would do just fine. I wouldn't put it on top of the list of priorities, but it could be useful to have and has the advantage of being quick and reasonably compact.