How'd you know I was a chick? Did I say that somewhere, or please tell me I'm not that obviously girly. Not to say that I can't be. Oh, wait, nevermind. I just remembered I mentioned my boyfriend.
You didn't
really want more info on the clotting cascade, did you?
There's a decent description here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coagulation
In fact, if you click on "zeolite" in the second section of that page, you will see a reference to Quick Clot. (Also here, if you want instant gratification. Well, a tiny amount of it anyway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeolite )