Really great band-aids

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Angus McGunnigl

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I know more than a few of us have a firstaid component to our kits, and I recently bought a new brand of band aid that is great.
I cut my hand(palm) 10 days ago quite badly and needed some stiches. At the docs office they gave me a 3M brand band-aid called NextCare. I bought more at the grcery store. These things are very thin and tough. Completely waterproof and don't peel off easily. I'm a corrections officer and I put on and remove latex gloves dozens of times per day, wash my hands at least that many times per shift also. These things stay on! I changed the tires on my motorcycle yesterday and the band aid survivied that also. Great product.
 
Thanks. I'll check them out.

The best "Band-Aids" I've found are called Spyroflex.
 
The nexcare are good but you should ask at the pharmacy counter ( these are usually not out on display ) for "tegaderm'. they can stay on for over a week.
 
Tegaderm is the sh!t. We still have a bunch from when my boy was a heart patient at Hopkins.
 
Where would I find a good price on Tegaderm?
I did a search and came up with something similar called Opsite.
Anyone have any experience with that?

What's the most ideal size for these kind of dressings?

I assume getting larger ones, at least 4"x4" so that you can always cut them down to size.

I think you might need porous surgical tape and something else to cover the dressing, no?

Burton
 
For cuts that need to be closed, seriously look into some of the skin adhesives. I know when I'm working with the hawks and knives at shows I ALWAYS have a tube of Super Glue and surgical tape. If you're using Super Glue, make sure you get the original formula, not the skin-safe stuff - otherwise it defeats the purpose. But some of the medical companies make medical-quality skin adhesives like Medi-Quick which I've used on scrapes and it works great - seals the wound with a clear coat that lasts almost 2-weeks. Make sure you clean the wounds EXTREMELY well so that you're not sealing in dirt and germs.
 
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