I am the primary caregiver for my mother who is 83 years old and has used Coumadin for 18 years. She has had a significant number of situations where she has cut or scratched herself and, with the Coumadin in her blood, the bleeding is very difficult to control. In addition to cuts or scratches, she develops what look like blood blisters that will rupture with the slightest bump. The bleeding when that happens is really significant.
I found a product called Quikclot which is a gauze pad that is impregnated with with a substance that causes blood to clot, even with a person who uses Coumadin. We used to have a terrible time trying to stop any bleeding with conventional gauze pads and even had to call 911 on occasion. Since we bought Quikclot, we have not had a single instance where we could not control the bleeding, even with the ruptured blisters which were formerly the biggest problem.
Quikclot can be purchased on line at Quikclot.com. They even a product that is designed to deal with nosebleeds. I recommend that anyone who uses blood thinners keep some on hand.
I am the primary caregiver for my mother who is 83 years old and has used Coumadin for 18 years. She has had a significant number of situations where she has cut or scratched herself and, with the Coumadin in her blood, the bleeding is very difficult to control. In addition to cuts or scratches, she develops what look like blood blisters that will rupture with the slightest bump. The bleeding when that happens is really significant.
I found a product called Quikclot which is a gauze pad that is impregnated with with a substance that causes blood to clot, even with a person who uses Coumadin. We used to have a terrible time trying to stop any bleeding with conventional gauze pads and even had to call 911 on occasion. Since we bought Quikclot, we have not had a single instance where we could not control the bleeding, even with the ruptured blisters which were formerly the biggest problem.
Quikclot can be purchased on line at Quikclot.com. They even a product that is designed to deal with nosebleeds. I recommend that anyone who uses blood thinners keep some on hand.