Actually, the DoD has moved to combat gauze, an impregnated Kerlix-type of bandage. The granules have several issues in the military setting (probably not the civilian as much)
Isn't this a conflation of various pieces of true, yet not exactly related, data?
It is accurate that DoD has standardized on Combat Gauze. However it was WoundStat, not Celox, that was shown to cause problems with emboli. Celox has performed very well in both testing and real applications; I am aware of no blemishes on its record.
I carry Combat Gauze myself but I would not turn down Celox if it was an option.
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