Bart Gullong
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Bart Gullong | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-developing and marketing QuikClot |
| Children | 1 (Sarah) |
Charles Barton Gullong (born 1948) is an American businessman best known for developing and marketing QuikClot, a hemostatic dressing designed to rapidly control bleeding, with its inventor Frank Hursey. Gullong was instrumental in bringing QuikClot to the entire United States Armed Forces and overcoming initial resistance from the US Army Institute of Surgical Research.[1] QuikClot is the hemostatic agent of choice recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and it has saved thousands of lives.[2]
Gullong grew up in central Connecticut and attended Tabor Academy and Marietta College. He was an accomplished rower and went on to become the head crew coach at Connecticut College. Gullong served as a Title IX advocate,[3] recruited the future Olympian oarswoman Anita DeFrantz on campus, and gained national renown as a coach.[4]
Entrepreneur
In 1999, Gullong met inventor Frank Hursey, who was developing a blood clotting agent based on the mineral zeolite.[5] After the September 11th attacks, Gullong brought the zeolite product, now called QuikClot, to the attention of the U.S. Navy and Marines. QuikClot performed better in blood-clotting tests than all other hemostatic products being tested.[6] The Navy and Marines adopted QuikClot, and it was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2002.