Pharmaceutical preparations, namely, clotting agents, clotting preparations, and agents for converting and activating clotting polymers for use in the control of bleeding associated with a wide range of surgeries, trauma and burn injuries; pharmaceutical preparations for use in accelerating clotting time and arresting blood flow during medical procedures and in treating blood disorders; pharmaceutical preparations for use as a topical hemostat to control surgical bleeding, for the treatment of bleeding complications, trauma and burn injuries, and to make alterations and enhancements in tissue repair; surgical preparations which are used locally or topically for hemostatic control in the form of gauze sheets, powder, foam, liquid and fabrics with a hemostatic effect; bandages for dressings; bandages for skin wounds; surgical bandages; materials for dressings, namely, sterile sponge, foam, gauze, and bioabsorbable polymers