Gluing a cut with super glue, CA, cyanoacrylate

stefanj said:
I prefer to just use rubbing alcohol to clean my wounds and then if they are bad enough I'll let my medics practice on me (I've kept them busy quit a bit).
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Masochist! - you're not getting anywhere near me when I'm bleeding - I'm pain intolerant :eek:
 
One of the reasons CA works so well is that it's a clotting agent, it will slow your bleeding. This is my understanding of the "why" of using it in Vietnam, I don't think Quik-clot was around back then.

My father taught me to use CA for cuts when I was growing up, I always keep bottles with the medicine and bottles in my first aid kits. Great post Nathan.
 
Stefan.. one of the first things you're taught as a medic at Ft Sam is this.... "why are you crying? I don't feel a thing" :)

As an aside, are you and your guys carrying an IV bag, IV set, pressure dressings and at least 1 cravat on your person? When we deployed to Kosovo back in the day I had each of my guys set up like this after reading something about the Israelis doing this. A 500cc bag, cravat, IV set and 2 pressure dressing will fit in a magazine pouch. I know you're wearing a LBV so you don't need a mag pouch. There's never enough fluids if bad shit happens.

Anyone else notice that the most participated thread on here in a long time is a thread about fixing a cut? :D
 
stefanj said:
Pain lets you know your alive!:D

and it usually goes away after a while, hopefully.
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My last cuts were from the frayed cable on my boat trailer. Wasn't just the pain - screwed up my fingerprint access at work too. :grumpy:

Anyway I like to keep my blades sharp - less likely to happen but when they do, cuts hurt less and heal faster. Can't understand why sheepies think that blunt knives are safer. :confused:
 
Will Leavitt said:
Stefan.. one of the first things you're taught as a medic at Ft Sam is this.... "why are you crying? I don't feel a thing" :)

As an aside, are you and your guys carrying an IV bag, IV set, pressure dressings and at least 1 cravat on your person? When we deployed to Kosovo back in the day I had each of my guys set up like this after reading something about the Israelis doing this. A 500cc bag, cravat, IV set and 2 pressure dressing will fit in a magazine pouch. I know you're wearing a LBV so you don't need a mag pouch. There's never enough fluids if bad shit happens.

Anyone else notice that the most participated thread on here in a long time is a thread about fixing a cut? :D
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Nope, we like to rough it.

I keep a CLS bag in each vehicle and my medic has a medics bag which has the good drugs!:eek:

The tourniquit (SP is the biggest thing), it is great especially for those annoying nose bleeds!:D:D
 
antonio_luiz said:
My last cuts were from the frayed cable on my boat trailer. Wasn't just the pain - screwed up my fingerprint access at work too. :grumpy:

Anyway I like to keep my blades sharp - less likely to happen but when they do, cuts hurt less and heal faster. Can't understand why sheepies think that blunt knives are safer. :confused:
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I mess around with lacing wire aka safety wire for my motorcycles (I used to race but haven't had time) and stuck a piece clear through my thumb (it was good heavy 304 stainless if I remember correctly). I also stuck it through the webbing on my hand (between my thumb and forefinger) one time.

I think the sharpest pain (besides trying to put the handle bars from my motorcycle through my stomach) is when I shoved a piece of wire right up between my finger nail and my finger! Or maybe when my friend almost hacked my finger off with a K-bar? Come to think about it:eek:


Or I could tell you the sotry about my first pocket knife and how I had that sucker hanging from my skull about 10mm (1cm) above my eyeball. Yeah that one convinced my parents that I should have a knife! Made a mess on the floor (I was about 8 years old or so and it was traumatic enough for me to remember especially when I let go of the knife and it still bounced with the blade stuck in my face and then I reached up and pulled it out which was like shooting the cork on a champegne bottle).
 
I've used it on a broken fingernail. Just don't use accelerant on it! It causes a reaction that gets so hot that it boils the acrylic. THAT will bring tears to your eyes even if the cut doesn't.
 
if you think you cut your hand but aren't quite sure...wipe your hand with acetone. If you do the dance of fire , you got a cut.
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"Wait until the wound stops bleeding.... Drink a beer or something."


Maybe skip the beer, alcohol won't help the clotting
 
rubber bands stretched over a cut and glued on each end can help pull a cut together. it works too, i tried it and the cut healed nicely and you can hardly see it. once i had the ends glued i put glue over the whole thing and covered it with a bandaid to help keep from scraping it off on something.
 
I got a nice cut splitting my first right knuckle straight to the bone, didn't bleed a whole lot, but 6 stitches. Right now it's taped together no stitches until the full thickness of the skin heals together, right now it's probably around 25-30% healed through the thickness.
 
This has come up a lot over in Wilderness and Survival.

What I've learned there, as well as other sites, is that superglue breaks down into toxins, whereas the medical version, Dermabond (while considerably more expensive), does not.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1999684&postcount=2

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1559516&postcount=8

That said, this one was superglue for me...

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Oh wait, wrong pic. Here we go...

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While I was looking for past posts on superglue, I found this gem advice I posted a long while back:

What's all this garbage about cauterizing and superglue? Here's all you need to know:

Step One: Before doing anything else, wipe the blood off your knife. The most important thing here is that your expensive blade not rust. If no arterial spurts emanate from the wound, take the time to go find your Tuff-Cloth and wipe the blade down.

Step Two: Now that your knife is in good shape, scream "Oh Sh**!" at the top of your lungs. This strategy will attract attention and possibly alert a passerby with actual medical knowledge.

Step Three: If no one comes to your aid, bleed like a man. No sniveling. No calling your moma. Remember the old folk wisdom: If the wound bleeds well, there's less chance of infection. Of course, these are the same "folks" who used leeches and swamp potions, so take this advice for what it's worth.

Step Four: Remove the dusty, snot-encrusted handkerchief from your back pocket and tie it onto the wound. If the cut is in a strange place, find some duct tape (aka "100 mph tape") and tape down the hanky.

Step Five: Remember, no sniveling.

Step Six: Stumble to the nearest bar, and have three shots of tequila in quick succession. With so little blood left in your body, this should be enough to put you out like a light.

Step Seven: Wake up in alley behind bar, realize your wallet is gone, and pray that you haven't been violated.

Step Eight: Check your wound. It should have a nice crusty scab enmeshed in the hankerchief. Certainly, you don't want to risk infection, so rip the hanky from the wound in a quick motion so as to avoid prolonging the pain. Go back to step two.
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