'''QuikClot''' or '''Hemosorb''' is manufactured by the [[Z-Medica]] Corporation is a granular product that can be poured directly on wounds to stop bleeding. It is a [[Zeolite]]-based oxygen generation systems that is widely used to produce medical grade oxygen The zeolite is used as a molecular sieve which extracts oxygen from air, in a process involving adsorption of atmospheric nitrogen.

QuikClot was developed for the U.S. Military to cut down fatalities due to bleeding. It is now standard issue for several police departments.<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18925435.800 New Scientist: Saved by 'sand' poured into the wounds]</ref>.

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Zeolite]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.quikclot.com http://www.quikclot.com]

[[Category:First_aid]]