Bandaids!!

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synnla1

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Forgive the apparent inanery of this question, but it seems a perfect place to ask: What's your FAVORITE type or brand of bandaid that actually STAYS ON while you're working with your hands?? Most of em fall off after about 10 minutes. Even the ones that say "Extra Tough" or some B.S.. If there's a solid reliable brand that doesn't fall off, I'll buy em for life!
 
Dropped a dagger in my leg once, went about 3/8" in my thigh. A little super glue, and a "breath right" strip. Healed in no time.
 
I've found Elastoplast (the fabric ones) to be the best, but in wet/sweaty environments I'll usually tape the band on with waterproof fabric medical tape (not that weird paper stuff that comes in cheap first aid kits)
 
Gauze and medical tape. Paper if things are dry, plastic if you're gonna get wet. I find the lack of adhesive on regular bandaids to make them a waste of time.
 
Sorry, this is General Knife Discussion, not General Bandaid Discussion. Moving...
 
Johnson & Johnson "band-aid" brand seems to work best for me. I can put one on my finger and it will last 3 or 4 days. Some of the store brands won't stay on 24 hours.
 
Very helpful! Got plenty of super glue, I'm buying some medical tape. I couldn't find a bandaid forum, but next post will involve knives, I promise :p
 
Whatever brand of band aid and if you want it to stay through serious work athletic tape over it.
 
Duct tape with gauze or whatever I got on hand or just straight duct tape. It doesn't work great on joints.
 
I don't remember the exact kind, the brand is probably band-aid, but I get the one for the kitchens, water proof kind. They work very well, as I have to peel them off, usually scab and all.
 
One quick thing, lots of people are recommending various varieties of glue. If you're going to glue it make very sure it's clean and not infected. Sealing infection in is all kinds of bad. If you leave it unsealed and it gets infected the pus can be drained from the initial wound, if it's glued you'll probably need a doctor to do an I&D on the thing.
 
If you need the bandaid to stay on - a wrap of "rocktape" over the top works wonders.
(Assuming you cut a finger - just a patch over the top of an ordinary bandaid, a bit longer and wider works for flat areas)
I found it sticks well even if you get it wet.
 
For small cuts I tend to just use a paper towel until it stops bleeding. They don't tend to bleed for long. If I absolutely need a bandaid I'll use whatever is cheapest and either replace them often or tape them down with extra medical tape.

For bigger wounds I like stitches on a professionally cleaned wound. Cover it up with a non stick silicone gel sheet, some sterile gauze, and some medical tape.
 
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