May I make a suggestion? Last year I managed to partially fillet my hand while sauger fishing, and for the life of me I couldn't get the bleeding stopped. And, as usual, I was fishing by myself making matters worse. Since I couldn't get the bleeding stopped I had no choice but to make a long run to the ramp so I could load the boat and drive to the emergency room. As luck would have it a fishing buddy at the ramp saw me and bandaged my hand with some duct tape and paper towels. I had actually tried it myself as soon as I cut myself but was bleeding so badly that by the time the adhesive tape was cut and ready to apply, it was so wet with blood it wouldn't stick. After driving home and cleaning the blood out of the boat (yeah, yeah, I had to clean up the boat first), I went to the emergency room and got stitched up.
About a month later I was giving a presentation at a convention of EMSs and paramedics and one of the vendors gave me some stuff called QuickClot Emergency Dressing. It's a gauze sponge that contains some stuff that stops the bleeding immediately. He also gave me something called CoFlex Flexible Bandage, which works by expanding to fit, not sticking to the skin. It's a must-have now for my boat and home.
I have no idea where to get it but I feel sure it or something like it is available to the public.