A device for temporary management of a wound, comprising a) a shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion and a shaft axis extending therebetween; b) a blood flow blocking membrane at the first end portion for blocking blood flow through the wound, the blood flow blocking membrane having a first face facing towards the second end portion, an opposed second face facing away from the second end portion, a central portion adjacent the shaft, and a peripheral portion , the blood flow blocking membrane being resiliently flexible and movable between at least a first collapsed state wherein the membrane is flexed to move the peripheral portion axially towards the second end portion and radially inwardly towards the shaft axis for inserting the blood flow blocking membrane through the wound, a deployed state wherein, relative to the first collapsed state, the peripheral portion is moved away from the second end portion and radially outwardly for blocking blood flow through the wound, and a second collapsed state wherein, relative to the deployed state, the membrane is flexed to move the peripheral portion axially away from the second end portion and radially inwardly towards the shaft axis for removing the blood flow blocking membrane from the wound; and c) an abutment member mounted to the shaft and axially movable along the shaft towards and away from the blood flow blocking membrane for abutting the wound and holding the blood flow blocking membrane adjacent the wound, wherein the blood flow blocking membrane has a membrane stiffness, and the abutment member has an abutment member stiffness greater than the membrane stiffness. a) a shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion and a shaft axis extending therebetween; b) a blood flow blocking membrane at the first end portion for blocking blood flow through the wound, the blood flow blocking membrane having a first face facing towards the second end portion, an opposed second face facing away from the second end portion, a central portion adjacent the shaft, and a peripheral portion , the blood flow blocking membrane being resiliently flexible and movable between at least a first collapsed state wherein the membrane is flexed to move the peripheral portion axially towards the second end portion and radially inwardly towards the shaft axis for inserting the blood flow blocking membrane through the wound, a deployed state wherein, relative to the first collapsed state, the peripheral portion is moved away from the second end portion and radially outwardly for blocking blood flow through the wound, and a second collapsed state wherein, relative to the deployed state, the membrane is flexed to move the peripheral portion axially away from the second end portion and radially inwardly towards the shaft axis for removing the blood flow blocking membrane from the wound; and c) an abutment member mounted to the shaft and axially movable along the shaft towards and away from the blood flow blocking membrane for abutting the wound and holding the blood flow blocking membrane adjacent the wound, wherein the blood flow blocking membrane has a membrane stiffness, and the abutment member has an abutment member stiffness greater than the membrane stiffness. <EOS>