Latest Generation of Products From Z-Medica – Hemostatic Gauze – Yields New At-Home Nosebleed Treatment

 QuikClot(R) NoseBleed(TM) Offers Consumers Safe, Simple & Effective First

                         Aid to Stop Bleeding Fast



    WALLINGFORD, Conn., Aug. 19 /EMWNews/ -- Every year in the United

States, there are close to 400 million nosebleeds. While many nosebleeds

are minor, about 515,000 result in visits to hospital emergency

departments(1) -- stressful, time consuming and expensive incidents.

Nosebleeds occur most frequently in two age groups, children two to ten

years old, and seniors. Z-Medica Corp is now making a difference for

mothers and caregivers to these loved ones with QuikClot(R) NoseBleed(TM)

brand, a safe and economical new way to stop nasal bleeding.



    QuikClot(R) NoseBleed(TM) brand, a gauze packing impregnated with a

specially formulated substance that activates factors in blood to promote

rapid blood coagulation, comes in an easy to apply and easy to remove

format. It has been cleared by the FDA for over-the-counter use by anyone

who can follow simple directions.



    The packing is rolled or folded to fit into the affected nostril. Once

inserted, pressure is applied and the bleeding should stop quickly. The new

product is available online at http://www.quikclot.com where the

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for a box of five sterile

applications is $11.49.



    QuikClot(R) NoseBleed(TM) brand is manufactured by Z-Medica

Corporation, a medical products company focused on innovative hemostatic

nano-technologies. The company manufactures and markets several other

life-saving products for use by its original markets -- the military, first

responders, industrial first aid teams and law enforcement personnel. In

addition to this new generation consumer product, the company also now

offers online at http://www.quikclot.com other consumer products that stop

bleeding for home, travel, sport and pet use. Z-Medica Corp headquarters is

located at 4 Fairfield Blvd., Wallingford, Connecticut 06492. For more

information, please call (203) 294-0000 or visit http://www.z-medica.com.



    (1) Epidemiology of Epistaxis in US Emergency Departments, 1992 to

2001. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 46, Issue 1, July 2005, Pages

77-81








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