Ahh John I was kinda hoping noone would ask that I guess I could lie but I have few rules about being online and being as truthful as possible without hurting others is one of them...........SOOOOOOOOOOO........
Yes I have had blood stoppers used on me twice
No there are no gory pics since the first was three years back and two computers ago and the pics are long gone...kickback into my forearm about 10m up a gum tree, much blood was a Corymbia citriodora...pale stem splashed in red very B grade horror movie like!!!
The blood stopper was great very very effective went from fountain to trickle in 5 secs. The bandage comes attached so its a one action job slap it on wrap it up and elivate the injury....you're good to go, saved a lot of my blood.
You can get them to attach to your harness (have seen guys with the little package) they are great.
Second time was this year using a hedge trimmer in a bucket, the trimmer was resting on the edge of the bucket, trigger caught on the rail leaped into life and out of the bucket.....and yes genius here grabbed it without thinking trying to stop it hitting the ground...but of course grabbed the blade!!!!!
Again very effective first aid product, whether big laceration or small its quick simple and very effective, gives you ample time to deal with any other site issues whilst the ambo's arrive.
One more thing before i never speak of any of this again
having the first aid kit at the job site not in the ute or truck 200m further away can be critical, make it a habit, make it someones responsibility on every job to have the kit in a location that everyone knows...not where its going to get wacked either!....first aid kit and rescue kit have to be on every site within reach.