Patent ID: 7943810

Claim:
A method of minimizing hemorrhage from a skin-penetrating wound of a patient, comprising the steps of: providing the wound with a hemostatic pack, the hemostatic pack comprising a liquid impermeable region covering an outer surface of the hemostatic pack; an inner dam; an outer dam; and a hemostatic zone positioned between the inner dam and the outer dam; applying a biologically active substance to the hemostatic zone; placing the hemostatic pack over the wound such that the inner dam and the outer dam are held against a region of skin, the region of skin being undamaged and peripherally exterior to the wound; forming a fluid-tight seal by interaction of the first dam, the biologically active substance, the second dam and the region of undamaged skin peripherally exterior to the wound; and removing the hemostatic pack without causing the wound to reopen once the patient reached medical attention.