A tourniquet stops a limb bleed. It does nothing for junctional and deep wounds — groin, axilla, deep cavities — where you have to pack the wound and make it clot. Plain gauze fills the hole; it doesn’t accelerate the clot.
When the bleed is one you have to pack instead of clamp, is what you’re packing with actually helping it clot?
Combat Gauze is the benchmark. Kaolin — an inert clay mineral with no animal or human proteins — activates Factor XII at the top of the intrinsic clotting cascade, driving thrombin and cross-linked fibrin to build a structurally robust clot, without the thermal injury of the old zeolite powders. It has held the DoD’s CoTCCC-recommended hemostatic-of-choice status continuously since April 2008, validated by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and the Naval Medical Research Center.
Built To Make The Clot
Kaolin-Activated Clotting
Activates Factor XII to accelerate the body’s own cascade into a robust fibrin clot — no animal or human proteins.
No Exothermic Heat
Unlike the discontinued zeolite QuikClot powders, Combat Gauze generates no heat and no thermal injury to tissue.
Z-Fold For One-Handed Packing
The Z-fold feeds out cleanly so you can pack a wound cavity fast, one-handed, under stress.
8-Tear-Point Foil Pouch
A vacuum-sealed military-grade pouch opens from any corner and compresses to a 6 × 4 × 0.6″ cube for any IFAK.
X-Ray Detectable
An embedded radiopaque strip lets the surgical team confirm nothing was left behind in the wound.
5-Year Shelf, No Cold Chain
Ambient storage — ideal for pre-positioned vehicle, building, and kit caches.
The Standard, Not An Alternative
Combat Gauze is the hemostatic the rest are measured against. Chitosan-based dressings were added to the guidelines in 2014 as acceptable options — particularly for anticoagulated or hypothermic patients — but Combat Gauze has held the DoD’s primary recommendation continuously since 2008. Pack it tight to the bleeding source, hold firm pressure, and don’t lift to peek.
Who Carries It
Combat & Tactical Medics — the issue hemostatic for junctional and deep-cavity hemorrhage.
EMS & First Responders — protocol wound-packing for bleeds a tourniquet can’t reach.
LE & Active-Threat — penetrating-trauma packing capability in the patrol or active-threat kit.
Prepared Civilians & Range — the hemostatic to pair with a tourniquet for gunshot trauma, with training.
Round Out The Bleed Kit
Pair the gauze with a tourniquet and the rest of hemorrhage control:
Combat Gauze, Up Close
Pack The Bleed. Build The Clot.
The DoD’s hemostatic of choice since 2008, made in the USA. Shipped from a clinician-founded, veteran-led team.
Key Specifications
| Manufacturer | Z-Medica, LLC (a Teleflex company) |
| SKU | MEDTAC0491 |
| NSN | 6510-01-562-3325 |
| Active Ingredient | Kaolin (inorganic mineral — no animal/human proteins) |
| Dimensions | 3″ × 4 yd (7.5 cm × 3.7 m) — Z-fold |
| Weight (packaged) | ~0.8 oz (23 g) |
| X-Ray Detectable | Yes — radiopaque strip |
| Shelf Life | 5 years from manufacture |
| CoTCCC Status | Recommended — primary hemostatic dressing of choice (since 2008) |
| Origin | Made in the USA |
| Price | $39.99 |
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All products sourced from the actual brand manufacturer or authorized master distributors. CoTCCC recommendation status verified where applicable. Ships from MED-TAC International, Pembroke Pines, FL — clinician-founded, veteran-led, SDVOSB-certified.
Specifications coming soon. Contact us for detailed product information.
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