Anybody know where i can get some of this stuff? Those of you who dont know what it is, watch saving private ryan. Its the packets of powder the medics used to put on wounds. I really want to get some, they're great for cuts and scrapes. I remember using the stuff alot in Europe when i was a kid in the early 90's.

internet search would be the best choice, some hobby shops can carry it for chemistry set experiments

Anybody know where i can get some of this stuff? Those of you who dont know what it is, watch saving private ryan. Its the packets of powder the medics used to put on wounds. I really want to get some, they're great for cuts and scrapes. I remember using the stuff alot in Europe when i was a kid in the early 90's.

 

Only by prescription here in the US

Anybody know where i can get some of this stuff? Those of you who dont know what it is, watch saving private ryan. Its the packets of powder the medics used to put on wounds. I really want to get some, they're great for cuts and scrapes. I remember using the stuff alot in Europe when i was a kid in the early 90's.

 

Only by prescription here in the US

 

Ahh i figured that would be the case... i could only find vet grade crap on the net. i'm going to have to get in touch with my doc.

isn't that just some sort of clotting powder? that stuff is commonly available and in many first aid kits.

How about just hanging on to some salt for now..

isn't that just some sort of clotting powder? that stuff is commonly available and in many first aid kits.

 

i believe the difference is that sulfa powder acts as an antiseptic in addition to the clotting agent.

I always keep a flask of whiskey handy for such occasions. Also, a spare bullet to bite on helps.

Sulfa powder and sulfa compounds were used extensively to prevent/fight infection before the discovery of antibiotics. Sulfa compounds are enjoying a resurgence because of all the antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob<----thinks sulfa is great with pepperoni, too

Yeah - I was given a sulfa-based antibiotic before, when a normal broad-spectrum antibiotic I took did not work.

isn't that just some sort of clotting powder? that stuff is commonly available and in many first aid kits.

 

 

Completely Different."Sulfa" isnt just a shortened term for "Sulfur" it stood for Sulfonamide, and is the basis of several groups of drugs, Which a LOT of people seem to have Allergies to. It was popular, and probably saved tens, if not hudreds of thousands of lives during WWII before Pennecillin and other true Antibiotics really became common, and more effective.

A possible alternative

 

http://www.afmo.com/CELOX_Medical_Blood ... -01540.htm

Not exactly what you're looking for, but I just picked this up at Dick's and it's going in my medikit.

Edit: Oops. Quick Clot civilian stuff is good.

http://www.z-medica.com/healthcare/How-QuikClot-Works/FAQs.aspx

 

Military uses the first gen stuff that burns and cauterizes.

Edited September 12, 201016 yr by Krdshrk