Single use, topical, hydrophilic article with an accessible hemostatic foam

A method of reducing excessive blood flow off an exterior surface wound of a patient comprising removing a release layer of a hemostatic surface application device comprising a region of hemostatic foam for contact with a patient's skin where a wound exists or is created, the device comprising:

• a) a release layer, b) the release layer in contact with a hemostatic flexible foam layer, and c) the structural foam layer having a front side and a back side surrounding a hemostatic flexible foam layer, forming a hemostatic surface exposed through the front side of the surrounding structural foam layer, and d) a support layer adhered to the back side of the structural foam layer, wherein the support layer has an opening therein which exposes at least 5% of the back side of the structural foam layer to enable water to irrigate the structural foam layer during removal of the device from contact with a patient's skin and applying hemostatic surface to a limited area of skin of the patient, wherein there is a slit through a), b), c) and d) which allows insertion of a liquid-feeder tube enabling liquid flow to and from the hemostatic flexible foam layer, and the slit is opened and the liquid-feeder tube accessing the hemostatic foam layer is fed into the slit.