5 Ways SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray Strengthens Safety and Reduces Costs in Correctional Facilities

Correctional facilities face some of the most complex medical challenges in any operational environment. From inmate altercations and self-harm attempts to workplace injuries, serious bleeding can happen in seconds — often long before emergency medical services arrive.

SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray gives officers and medical staff a faster, cleaner, and more reliable way to control external bleeding on site. For administrators balancing safety, cost, and readiness, it’s a small tool that delivers measurable impact.

1. Rapid Bleeding Control When Every Second Counts

When a bleeding incident occurs, time is the most critical variable. In many facilities, the first responders are correctional officers or nurses, not paramedics.

SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray bridges that gap. Its aerosolized chitosan formulation allows responders to spray directly onto the wound, helping slow or stop external bleeding in seconds. The process requires minimal training, no specialized equipment, and works under stress.

That capability matters because immediate bleeding control can make the difference between a contained incident and a medical emergency requiring outside transport.

FDA-cleared for external use only. All injuries should be followed by professional medical evaluation.

2. A Safer, Cleaner Response for Staff

Traditional bleeding control techniques—like packing gauze or applying pressure dressings—are difficult in confined or volatile settings. They also increase the risk of direct blood exposure.

SEAL’s touch-free aerosol format lets responders control bleeding without physical contact, reducing contamination and exposure risk for both staff and inmates.

In a correctional setting, where exposure control is non-negotiable, that difference isn’t just convenient — it’s essential. Every avoided contact lowers the chance of bloodborne pathogen transmission and helps maintain operational safety standards.

3. Ambulance Calls Are Frequent — and Often Avoidable

National data suggests correctional facilities generate a disproportionate number of emergency medical transports. Many of those calls stem from injuries that could be stabilized on site.

A Georgia county review found 456 EMS responses to prisons in less than two years, with 93% resulting in ambulance transport. A UK investigation reported that 71% of prison 999 calls didn’t require an ambulance, compared to just 12% in the general population.

Each unnecessary transport strains staff, budgets, and local EMS systems. By equipping officers and nurses with SEAL, facilities can manage bleeding incidents more effectively in-house, reducing both cost and disruption.

Data point: A single ambulance transport can cost between $1,500 and $3,000, not including hospital intake or staff escort time.

4. Reducing Transports, Reducing Costs

Every avoided ambulance run represents real savings — not just financially, but operationally. Each transport requires coordination, paperwork, and often the temporary reallocation of officers away from security duties.

By enabling effective on-site bleeding control, SEAL helps facilities:

• Stabilize minor-to-moderate injuries in place

• Reduce non-urgent EMS dispatches

• Ease strain on local emergency systems

• Contain healthcare spending while maintaining care quality

Even modest reductions in emergency transports can result in thousands of dollars saved annually, alongside improved safety outcomes and response confidence.

5. Proven, Field-Tested, and Easy to Deploy

SEAL is the first and only FDA-cleared chitosan-based hemostatic spray for external bleeding control. It’s been tested under MIL-STD-810H environmental standards, validated for use in extreme temperatures and altitudes, and is made in the USA at BC3 Technologies’ facility in Baltimore, Maryland.

Used by first responders, law enforcement, and military personnel worldwide, SEAL brings the same level of dependability to correctional healthcare.

No gauze. No unpacking. No special tools.

Just point, spray, and control the bleed.

Conclusion

Correctional environments demand tools that perform under pressure. SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray enables staff to act decisively in the first critical seconds of a bleeding incident — protecting lives, reducing exposure risk, and helping institutions lower costs through smarter, on-site emergency response.