Just cauterized a bleeder

[Charlie Mike]

Like always, Pic's or it didn't happen.

 

[JTR357]

Next time use a magnifying glass & the sun.Don't forget to make a vid!

 

[Charlie Mike]

I didn't say how bad it was

 

[Macchina]

Haha, boaters with a liver problem? No way!

My more medically inclined friends have advised me that alcohol / acetone are, in fact, not good ways to clean wounds, and that I should just use soap and water. I've taken their advice more lately now.

So do you wash it with soap before or after cauterizing with a cigarette?

 

[Macchina]

The black spot is the "cauterized bleeder", so that makes sense. The red marks I guess make sense because you were injured in the first place. But... What is that big brown streak leading away/towards the "cauterized bleeder"? You didn't by chance try other "home brew" methods to stop the bleeding before the cigarette cauterizing, did you?

 

[Charlie Mike]

What would Solid Snake do?

 

[tknife]

That seems. .. Unsanitary but props for Metal Gear

 

[Toucan Oasis]

Mall ninja ?

 

[dipbait]

Whats the best cigarette to use? Non filtered Camel would be more Macho than a Virginia Slim. Marlboro hard box?

 

[sircantaloupe]

Mall ninja ?

This is Charlie Mike we're talking about.

 

[stabman]

Mall ninja ?

Of course not; you generally cannot smoke in malls.

 

[Charlie Mike]

This is Charlie Mike we're talking about.

LOL...

 

[Erasmus]

Next time use a magnifying glass & the sun.Don't forget to make a vid!

3 ... 2.... 1 ... EPIC.

I can't read all the smartazz replies this thread will generate!#@%$^

 

[Mentor]

What is the purpose of this thread?

Is the idea to recommend cigarette burns as a remedy for torn scabs in wilderness survival situations? If so, I respectfully disagree. Sure, it may work out in this instance, though it might add to the likelihood of a scar, but from a survival perspective it seems like an unnecessarily desperate remedy for a minor injury. Might as well use a tourniquet for a hangnail.

I don't mean for this to come across as antagonistic. It's just that this forum is generally a great place for quality wilderness first aid tips, and this strikes me as anything but.

Was there any particular reason to use a burn instead of a band-aid in this case? If it was just for laughs, then cool - but why not say so in the OP?

All the best,

- Mike

 

[Erasmus]

This is why I keep a red hot poker in my Bug Out Bag.

 

[Loosearrow]

You can use spider webs, flour, those crystal rock deodorant (alum?) sticks, and pressure for bleeding.l