Hemostatic powders don’t work
We recently discovered “active shooter kits” being marketed to agencies and schools containing granular hemostatic agents. Granular or powdered hemostatic agents fell out of favor over ten years ago as they “wash out” of actively bleeding wounds, are hard to get to the point of bleeding deep inside a wound, and in military settings, frequently blow into everyone’s eyes and faces with rotor wash. For this reason, hemostatic gauze is the preferred option. There is no hemostatic granular/powdered agent recommended by TCCC.