The First Aid Mistake That Causes Re‑Bleeding and How Axiostat Prevents It Instantly

Injuries happen to people every day throughout the world, and there are many different types of injuries that happen to people such as car accidents, construction site injuries, and backcountry hiking injuries, and when these types of injuries happen, every single second feels like an eternity for the person injured. When controlling the bleed for an injured person it is important to not only cover the wound with a bandage there needs to be assurance that what you have applied will keep the blood from flowing out. Many times well-intentioned responders, under the duress of stress, will incorrectly apply a gauze and change a bandage repeatedly without understanding what actually happens during the process of controlling a bleed.

During the early minutes of a traumatic event the bleeding process can be occurring at an almost extreme rate within the body and if this bleed is not being controlled properly then you could have re-bleeding occurring, which is defined as the wound bleeding again after its initial treatment, leading to an increased risk for the person to suffer from delayed healing, subsequent severe infections, seriously causing shock or dying due to their injuries. This occurs mainly when the wound is moderate to severe because management of the wound with normal and commonly used methods does not work and also responders oftentimes will disrupt or delay the formation of the clot, resulting in making their situation worse when they either remove or change a dressing too soon.

Why Traditional First Aid Can Fail

You may have seen a first-aid kit where you apply firm pressure to create a protective covering over a cut or scratch with an ordinary, gauze-type bandage. This method can work well for very small injuries, but when dealing with larger or deeper injuries, there are a few limitations to using regular gauze bandaging:

1) The ability of conventional dressings to provide pressure-induced clot stability is limited by their ability to retain blood. When a dressing is reapplied or moved, any applied pressure will be lost.

2) Conventional gauze dressings do not contain active ingredients to encourage the formation of stable clots, so there will be an inherent lag in the time it takes for a stable clot to develop and for the patient to be treated effectively.

Research from emergency room trauma statistics indicate that the failure to control bleeding (either by not performing adequate treatment or not treating adequately) is one of the top leading causes of preventable deaths outside of hospitals. Delaying the establishment of stable clots also increases risk of death by an even larger margin. The limitations of conventional dressings become painfully clear when victims bleed again after the resumption of a pressure bandage.

Understanding Hemostatic Dressings

What is the method that will consistently provide protection against the recurrence of bleeding? This can be answered by using hemostatic gauze bandages. These bandages, which have been designed specifically to work with the body's natural clotting process, form a permanent "scab" at the site of an injury rather than just a temporary dressing.

Hemostatic dressings are primarily made from chitosan, a naturally occurring biopolymer found in the shell of crustaceans, including shrimp and crabs. Chitosan has a unique quality of having a positive charge on its surface, which causes it to bind strongly to negatively charged components of blood, including platelets, as well as red blood cells. When platelets and red blood cells come into contact with chitosan, they stick together much more quickly and form a clot, compared with how they would on their own.

Hemostatic dressings can be found in a variety of forms, including. powders, sponges, and gauzes. However, all types of hemostatic dressings share the same purpose, i.e., to assist the body with the formation of a clot as quickly and as effectively as possible. The unique attribute of chitosan hemostatic dressings is that these dressings do not just absorb blood; rather, they are also involved in the formation of clots.

How Axiostat Prevents Re‑Bleeding Instantly

Introducing Axiostat, the Chitosan Hemostatic Dressing developed to address emergency situations where bleeding may occur, and applied in some of the most demanding circumstances. Axiostat provides emergency responders such as first responders, paramedics, and military medics, with a superior hemostatic dressing to traditional methods of dressing injured individuals.

What Sets Axiostat Apart?

We Activate Quickly! Axiostat uses advanced technology derived from Chitosan and promotes clotting significantly quicker than other dressings (within few minutes).

Bio-Active: Axiostat creates a mechanical seal by bonding directly to the patient's red blood cells at the site of the wound, which greatly reduces the risk of your patient re-bleeding.

Made entirely of Chitosan: Axiostat has a consistent and predictable response for clotting and reduced complications when using Axiostat.

Proven on the Battlefield: Axiostat has been successfully used in actual trauma situations in military theatres and in the civilian environment in over fifty countries.

How to Use Axiostat

If possible, obtain a clear view of the wound and remove any visible debris or obstructions.

Apply Axiostat directly to the site of the bleeding.

Immediately after applying Axiostat, apply pressure for several minutes to allow the chitosan dressing to activate the clotting process.

After applying firm pressure, secure dressings with either a wrap or bandage to keep them in place.

Dressings should remain in place until medical professionals can provide additional care.

This ease of use makes Axiostat extremely important in times of chaos or extreme stress when there is little time to think clearly and when actions must be swift.

Benefits of Chitosan Hemostatic Dressing in Emergencies

In addition to stabilising a wound, your choice of dressing can also make a difference in how quickly or slowly a wound goes into shock instead of bleeding. The quick-clotting ability of chitosan-based hemostatic dressings, such as Axiostat, has several unique benefits. Specifically, these dressings:

Instantly promotes clotting when applied to an exposed vascular trauma (thrombus), allowing for the rapid stabilization of hemorrhaging victims.

Helps reduce re-bleeding from an injury site due to adhesion to a wound.

Is easy to use and can be used by anyone, including laypersons who may have no prior medical training.

They're compact and readily available in a sterile form, which makes them highly convenient for first responders, medics, personnel involved in disaster response, and military operations.

Common Mistakes to Avoid in Emergency Bleeding Control

In many cases, even though intentions were well-meaning, the following practices negatively affect an individual's recovery and rehabilitation efforts:

1) If the gauze is removed prematurely or too soon after trauma your body could stop forming clots and subsequently start bleeding again.

2) If someone has sustained a significant injury, they require more than just external pressure for their body to clot properly; they need to actively intervene and take action on the injury.

3) If a person is experiencing severe blood loss it is important to use a dressing that contains biochemical properties that will support the clotting process rather than a simple gauze.

Conclusion

It is critical to note that emergency care requires more than just "common sense" or quick thinking about what should happen: It needs something based on science to help treat an injury. Because many times people don't think about the importance of developing blood clots in the body, they continue to use standard bandages that do not actively promote the development of blood clots. These types of dressings can cause re-bleeding from the wound, which increases the patient's risk of complications and results in longer recovery times, thus creating a life-threatening condition for the individual.

Because a chitosan hemostatic dressing such as Axiostat is available to many professionals and non-professionals alike, they can now have the confidence to apply pressure to a wound during or after bleeding. Axiostat was tested in real-world trauma situations, approved by military and emergency medical personnel around the world, and is known to be safe and effective. Axiostat will give your brain and body the capability to control bleeding efficiently.

Every second counts when treating a patient, and with Axiostat, every second works to your benefit.

Keep Axiostat Hemostatic Dressing in your kit-because preparation saves lives.

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