Trauma Care / wound packing

Impregnated gauze vs. hemostatic powder vs. sponges and injectors, compared on efficacy, FDA/CoTCCC status, and why gauze wins for laypeople.

Hemostatic gauze vs. regular gauze compared: mechanism, speed, cost, wound packing technique, and exactly when each belongs in your IFAK or trauma kit.

The three tools for life-threatening bleeding — direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquets — and exactly when to use each to keep someone alive until EMS arrives.

Trauma first aid, step by step: tourniquets, wound packing, chest seals, airway basics, shock, and how to choose a bleeding control kit that works.