PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDER GOES ON TO COMPLETE FINALS AFTER VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PERSONNEL USE QUIKCLOTÒ TO STOP SERIOUS BLEEDING FROM SPUR INJURY
WALLINGFORD, Conn., July 26, 2007-On the last night of the recent National Federation of Professional Bullriders (NFPB) Rodeo Finals in St. Joseph, Missouri, an advanced new blood clotting product, QuikClot 1st Response™, saved a finalist from an ambulance ride to the nearest hospital – and even allowed him to go on and finish the competition.
According to NFPB volunteer medical director Ann Brumback, it was a dramatic moment when the contestant severely lacerated his forearm with one of his spurs during his next-to-last ride. Brumback, who has been a licensed EMT for 12 years – eight of them assisting the NFPB – and who often provides medical supplies for the group at her own expense, grabbed a packet of QuikClot 1st Response™ from her medical kit and went to his aid. She had been given samples of the product at a recent EMS Expo by Z-Medica representative and trainer Robert Huebner who, as an EMT himself, appreciated her volunteer service to the NFPB.
“The wound was bleeding after the rider's spur cut across his inner forearm, breaking through scar tissue,” said Brumback. “It was the first time I’d used QuikClotÒ, although Bob Huebner had given me some on-the-spot training – and the package directions were clear and simple to follow, as well. It stopped the bleeding like that! It’s an absolutely amazing product that you don’t really appreciate until you actually use it and see it work!”
With the bleeding stopped, the bullrider insisted on taking his last ride.
“He rode another bull with the QuikClot 1st Response™ sponge taped to his forearm – and it never bled again,” said Brumback. “This is a type of wound we see often and it’s tremendously reassuring to have a tool like QuikClotÒ in the first aid kit.”
QuikClot 1st Response™ and another, QuikClot ACS+™ are two of the new generation of blood clotting products from Z-Medica Corporation (Z-Medica), a medical products company focused on innovative hemostatic nano-technologies. In these products, QuikClotÒ, a proprietary mineral substance, is formulated into beads enclosed in a porous surgical fabric.
When introduced into a wound, this sponge takes the shape of the injury, conforms to the wound and rapidly stops even the most severe venous and arterial bleeding. The sponge stays in place and is easily removed once the patient is in a medical setting.
First developed for the military, QuikClot® is proven to have saved scores of lives on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is in use by first responders, safety and security organizations across the United States, and is the most widely used hemostatic first aid product available with more than one million units deployed worldwide.
“It is gratifying to see our product research and development taking QuikClotÒ beyond its original military and traditional first responder usage to support applications in many other arenas where bleeding is an issue,” said Z-Medica CEO Raymond J. Huey.
QuikClot ACS+™ is packaged for use in larger wounds and QuikClot 1st Response™ is for use in the types of wounds generally encountered by first responders. Larger wounds can also be treated by using more than one QuikClot 1st Response™ sponge. The company has just launched a consumer version of these products, QuikClot Sport™ and QuikClot Sport Silver™ – the first QuikClot® brand hemostat formulation with antimicrobial properties.
About Z-Medica
Founded in 2002, Z-Medica Corporation is a medical products company focused on innovative blood clotting nano-technologies -- hemostatic solutions that save lives. QuikClotÒ was developed in cooperation with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the U.S. Marine Corps
Warfighting Laboratory, the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command and university hospitals.
It represents the first and most effective solution to severe blood loss outside the operating room setting. Z-Medica serves several global vertical markets, including military, first responder, homeland and private security, and now consumer.
In addition to QuikClot 1st Response™, Z-Medica manufactures and markets the original QuikClot® hemostatic agent, as well as QuikClot ACS+™, another of its newer generation products, and its first products for consumers, QuikClot Sport™ and QuikClot Sport Silver™.
Z-Medica headquarters is located at 4 Fairfield Blvd., Wallingford, Connecticut 06492. For more information, please call (203) 294.0000 or visit www.z-medica.com.
About National Federation of Professional Bullriders:
In 1995, Clint Jackson and Frank Walkowe formed the NFPB to create the opportunity for promoting professional competition at its highest level. It has grown at a rapid pace with sanctioned events in 22 states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. There are more than 100 events sanctioned yearly by top PRCA or IPRA stock contractors.
In 2008, the NFPB Finals will have been held in St. Joseph, Missouri for the 10th year. The NFPB feels that giving back to the community is a vital part of their success. Each year at the finals, the NFPB hosts the "Exceptional" rodeo. This rodeo is designed for mentally and physically challenged children and adults of all ages. The NFPB headquarters is located in Mansfield, Missouri.Ann Brumback has served as NFPB volunteer medical director for eight years. She has worked on Advanced Life Support Ambulances, at a Level 1 Trauma Center Emergency Room, and has taught first responder, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) classes. She yearly completes 120 hours of continuing education
