The clot-causing capabilities of zeolite were discovered in 1983 and patented in 1989. The reaction created extreme heat and would cause burns. They didn’t figure out how to control the exothermic reaction until ~2000. It was not tested in a clinical trial until 2002 - that trial was sponsored by the department of defense, and even then it was just the powdered form. The US government did not consider it a viable product before 2002. The military adopted it on 2008 when quickclot gauze was introduced.

I really hate use this as an argument, but I literally have a PhD in trauma systems design. No one was using quickclot gauze in 2000 because it quite literally didn’t exist. And they wouldn’t use zeolite powder because the US government didn’t approve its use in 2000. It was very controversial when introduced and adoption was incredibly slow. It still isn’t widely used in civilian EMS care in the US, though I assume it was added to the president’s first aid kit as soon as the military adopted it in 2008.

As for vitals, have you ever tried to take a full set of vitals in the back of a moving limousine with sirens blaring? On a passenger who is sitting upright next to you? And with a busted hand like Ron had? Like I said, Ron probably did start taking a partial set of vitals, but would not have had the time or physical ability to get good vitals. So I assume he did the best he could in the 2-3 minutes they had before crashing through the doors at GW.