This invention relaters to a hemostat to provide and maintain effective hemostasis, comprising an absorbable foam, an absorbable woven or knitted fabric, and thrombin and/or fibrinogen, wherein the foam comprises carboxymethyl cellulose and albumin, the ratio of carboxymethyl cellulose to the albumin ranges from about 1:8 to 8:1 by weight, wherein the absorbable woven or knitted fabric preferably comprises oxidized regenerated cellulose and may have a basis weight ranging from about 0.001 to 0.2 g/in2, and wherein the thrombin activity on the hemostat ranges from about 20 to 500 IU/cm2, and/or the fibrinogen activity ranges from about 2 to 15 mg/cm2.
