Interesting story about new material to stop bleeding.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,72602-0.html?tw=wn_index_4

It's the nineteenth story down on wired.com, I couldn't get the entire
email address to fit on the page?

I couldn't get it to open...

Here's the same link to the Wired story.

Chitosan has been around for quite some time. It was a hot weight loss product on infomercials a number of years ago. Pop a couple capsules of chitosan powder and supposedly it would absorb the oil/fat in the food so that it wouldn't be absorbed--ergo lose weight! Uhhhh...right.

I think these bandages are a much better use of chitosan than as a weight loss gimick. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

It sounds like we need to have a test- this vs Bleed-X vs QuickClot.

All we need is a sample of each, and willing test subject....

If you're going to do some performance tests, I suggest you include the common pressure dressing (Carlisle/battle dressing).
In my experiance, if direct pressure won't do it, you're probably screwed. The next stage is the tournquet, which presents further problems.

"There is nothing so frightening as ignorance in action.

Try this:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,72602-0.html?tw=wn_index_4

or
http://tinyurl.com/yqqw9z

Sam Medical (Sam Splint / Blistoban) sells something called Celox that is a chitosan based hemostatic product.

Quick clot still creates heat and must be removed in a short period of time. Celox does not create heat and can be removed from a wound more easily.