CELOXFirst Aid Temporary Traumatic Wound Treatment 2g, 10-Pack

Sliced the end of my thumb badly resulting in very heavy bleeding. I was by myself and could not dress the cut and apply pressure to stop bleeding at the same time. I’d apply pressure for a while and soon as I’d release pressure to bandage it would bleed everywhere. Remembered the Celox in first aid kit. Sprinkled some Celox on it and bleeding quickly stopped. I was then able to get it bandaged. This stuff really saved me as I was getting light headed like I might pass out. Had I done that I guess it would have just kept bleeding 🤷‍♀️. Thankfully I had Celox in my first aid kit! I bought more to replace it and now have a packet taped inside the door of a cabinet in each bathroom and the kitchen so it can be accessed quickly. I also keep it in our vehicles in case of emergency.

Amazing Product - We've had it for a while, but it was always just 'there'.Background info:The Pacific Northwest was snowed in(unusual for us) for a 4-5days and as of a couple nights ago we had 1/2" of ice on everything so we were stuck in.2 nights ago, we decided to make some puffed pancakes. We like to squeeze lemon on them so I went to the knife block and my favorite knife, a Shun, to slice up the lemon. A side note: Shun, if you don't know what they are, they are flat amazing, but SUPER sharp, they have made me become a knife snob, these are the best I've come across. The knife was dirty, so hand washed it and honestly I wasn't being as careful or safe as should have been and I sliced deeply into my index finger. I'd post photos if I could so you could see how Celox really works.So here's the situation, deep cut, lots of blood. No realistic/safe access to the hospital. Not life threatening as long as the bleeding can be stopped.1. We assessed it. If it were a normal day, it would have been a 3-5 stitch job.2. We applied pressure for 5min. - Still bleeding3. We broke out the Celox and applied and put pressure down for 5min. - Still bleeding4. Following Celox instructions we re-applied a 2nd time and after 5min. of pressure the bleeding stopped.5. We called a family member who is a doctor and got his advice which was - make sure it's taped securely closed for a few days so it begins to heal ok, make sure there's no infection, after it is stable and not infected you can apply a bit of super glue to the outer portion of the cut(haven't gotten this far yet).Observations:1. The Celox didn't hurt AT ALL, I was thinking something a little sting........NOTHING, pretty good when there's that much blood everywhere you just expect more pain.2. Don't pour Celox over the sink unless you have a paper towel in the bottom of the sink(remember it's a cuagulating product) almost reminds me of gelatin.3. Once Celox drys, it's pretty rigid, it's almost like having a plastic protective cover over the wound.4. Celox says you can leave this in place for up to 7days and the doctor said I could just let it absorb in. In my case I chose to remove it 24hours later becuase my finger was swelling enough it felt like it was going to split.5. To remove the Celox, you just run under luke warm water and rub........it takes some time, but works nicely.6. After removing the Celox, we closed the wound with a butterfly bandage and rolled one of those finger booties over it for the night so it would ooze all over our bedding.7. Celox is not an end all be all, but it was perfect for what we needed it for. Which was to stop bleeding and stabilize a wound so we could later re-assess and get to a doctor if need be.I wouldn't use Celox for everything, but it's a tool I would definately recommend having around and I believe this was the perfect showcase of what this product is for.

So 2 days ago I picked up a frozen dog bowl and it shattered in my hand. I didn't feel the cut but I saw some really dark blood coming from my hand. I could tell it was bad, but didn't really look at it. I put a towel on it. Went to the cabinet and got the small celox container (I used about half of it) and poured it on and put the towel back over it. I kept pressure on it for about 5 minutes. There was no extra pain or discomfort from the powder. After a few minutes I took off the towel and found several red areas and a fair bit of dry powder. I blew the powder away and since I was in a rush just put medical tape over the red areas. After about 2 hours I was done running errands and so I applied a Activ-Flex bandaid. I like these because they stay in place for several days. To apply the bandage I cleaned away most of the gel but was afraid if I removed all of it I would start bleeding so I left the wound with some covering it. Today I changed the bandage and cleaned the wound completely. I should probably have gone to the hospital the day I got the cut. Not that I'm going now, but I should probably have gotten stitches. The cut was very deep and about a inch and a half long. I was really surprised at the depth. I would have had trouble stopping this from bleeding with pressure alone and would have reopened it constantly.So what do I feel Celox did? It helped me stay calm. While initially there was a fair bit of blood I knew I had something to treat it. That was important. I knew as soon as it happened that I had a plan. Next it made the blood loss significantly less. I was not going to bleed to death from this wound, but I would rather not have a mountain of bloody paper towels all over. Again calm. It painlessly stopped the bleeding. It actually allowed me to find several spots that I didn't know were bleeding because after applying pressure it was easy to see the areas with the red gel and the dry powder. It allowed me to create a temporary bandage with just tape. It saved me a trip to the hospital. This might not be the best thing, it would probably heal better with a few stitches but I'll live either way.I just finished ordering the 10 pack again. I will put a few more around the house and cars. Hope this helps.

I`m happy with this and I believe everyone needs to have this in their EDC.

This stuff is pretty expensive so I was a little bothered by finding what seemed like a damaged packet. I suppose it was no big deal because it allowed me the opportunity to open it up and see what celox is made of.I poured a bunch of the powder in my hand then added some water to see how it transforms into the blood clotting jelly like substance. It transforms pretty quickly and just a little wet it gets a bit hard. But if there is a lot of blood it gets quite jelly like but holds its form and doesn't wash off or anything like that. The texture and smell is like gelatin.It got a little warm but did not burn like how people claim quikclot does. Is also been said that celox doesn't have the post use threat of having blood clots elsewhere in your body.I keep this in the multiple first aid kits that I built from scratch. Recommended to be in everyone's kit.

I checked with the manufacturer. The CELOX product has a 5 year expiry life.The delivered product expires in July 2022. It is almost Jan 2020 now. So I have received something that is halfway through its shelf life.I normally wouldn't grumble BUT it is very expensive once you factor in exchange rates and delivery to Australia. I expected better, or at least a warning so I can be better informed before going ahead with the purchase.