Just out of curiosity, have you encountered many (civilian) traumas requiring this type of dressing? I have been in the EMS field since 1975 and a paramedic for the past 10+ years and have never encountered a trauma severe enough to justify buying these types of products and I have dealt with some pretty nasty amputations and other traumatic injuries. In the description "Incredibly absorbent it will hold over 1/2 pint (236 ml) of blood and easily replaces twenty 4'' x 4'' (10.2 x 10.2 cm) gauze pads and 8'' (2.4m) of wrapping gauze" if someone is continuing to lose that much blood, I am not confident just continuing to absorb that much blood is really helping the patient. Just my 2 cents for what it is worth. Pete