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chickenlump · 2003-01-29 10:46 pm

I use superglue for clean cuts (ie. papercuts)

Otherwise hydrogen peroxide with a plain bandage.

benightedbastard: your own cells have catalase and SOD too, so its not necessarily bacteria.

Galahad · 2003-01-30 12:04 am

Putting glue in an open wound isn't a good idea at all. First, the glue isn't sterile, so putting it inside your body for an extended period of time will only cause more trauma and increase the possibility of scarring. Elmer's glue also hardens when it cures; it could become pointy and rip the wound bigger when you stretch the skin.

The only way to deal with a big wound (though not big enough to warrent stiches) is direct pressure. Using your own body's glue -- blood clots -- is far more effective and safe.

petikas · 2003-01-30 12:53 am

Are you guys serious? There are actually people who apply superglue to close wounds? I mean I don't know much about imunology (or whatever it's called) and the chemical synthesis of superglue but I would never put it on my skin. The package usually says that you should avoid inhaling the fumes and wash thouroughly when it contacts skin and you do it on purpose? That sounds crazy.

When I get a cut or something I usually wash with water then with some of those liquids that come in a first aid kit and then some bandage.
As a kid I had to have my left forearm stitched at the hospital. 2 wounds of 15 stitches each. I got them while playing with my older brother. The wounds were so extreamly deep that my father tells me you could see the bone inside. I fainted on the way to the hospital due to excessive blood loss, so I don't remember much after getting the cuts. I still have the scars though.

chickenlump · 2003-01-30 6:53 am

You dont put it into the wound. you close the wound and apply as a film on top of it. It'll keep it closed up.

thekingalrock · 2003-01-30 4:54 pm

i can't remember the last time i had a cut. i usually just hold it til it stops bleeding and not do anything to it.

I do the same usually. I used a band aid when I cut my thumb with a Swiss Army knife.

fizzwinkus · 2003-01-30 11:40 pm

i remember i had a huge scratch on my knuckle one day that hurt like hell (in that annoying way in the back of your head) but wasn't bleeding. i guess i must have scraped about a centimeter diameter of skin off. so i wetted down a listerine strip and stuck it on top. the wet part stuck fine so i ripped off the dry part and left a circle of listerine on my knuckle. i figured that cooling sensation on your tongue is usually from a small bit of alcohol so why not. and it kept it closed better than nothing at all. (obviously i didn't have anything decent at the time)

Mac Daddy · 2003-01-31 12:05 am

As a kid I had to have my left forearm stitched at the hospital. 2 wounds of 15 stitches each. I got them while playing with my older brother.

Lets not get into number of stiches... I couldn't hazzard to guess how many I've had. Enough that I knew how to do it myself before leaving grade 6.

Lets just say that I don't have elbows much, just scar tissue, and same with my knees... mostly my left.

I still think the best way is to clean out your cut, and if it's really deep and stiff, freeze it so it doesn't swell. Swelling is your enemy. I think that's one thing that was skipped over on here. If you get a nasty cut near a joint, you'll want to try and keep the swelling down as much as possible.

ViralDoctor · 2003-01-31 12:32 am

A couple of months ago, I cut open my right pinky with an X-acto knife, cut was about 1 cm long, and it sure liked to bleed. My dad had this purple glue stuff, but it expired or something, so we went to our neighbours, who are doctors, emergency physicians, I think. So we got some more of this purple stuff, which looked and acted alot like crazy glue. By the time we put it on, the bleeding had mostly stopped, and was sensitive to start again.

The emergency physician was talking about this stuff, and said that they started using it like over a decade ago, and the first time she used it she had to close a wound that was by some kid's eye, and ended up getting it on the kid's eyelid, so they had to rip it off and it started bleeding, and the parent took the kid to another doctor. She didn't mind though, because she was getting tired of the kid anyway.

Anywho, I can barely see my cut now, I really have to look closely, and all I see is a small red line, which is different from all my other scars, which are mostly whitish. I even have a picture of it, but I doubt anyone wants to see it roll

But for small cuts, I usually apply direct pressure, and it should stop bleeding after 10 minutes. Then I usually clean it up, bandage it, and leave it for a while, then take off the bandage when it is less sensitive. Oh yeah, if it doesn't stop after 20-30 minutes, you should call a doctor.

Odin · 2003-01-31 5:07 am

Hmm.. when I was a lot younger, I managed to cut my left index finger nearly to the bone with a butterknife. It was a bit sharper than it looked, I guess. That little serrated blade HURT.

I pretty much only used bandaids or such when I need to keep blood from getting everywhere, or if I'm too lazy to apply pressure until it clots enough to stop on its own.

As for hydrogen peroxide...
http://www.agriorganics.com/products/hy … oxide.html
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheet … tsheet.htm

I'd say if the EPA approves it as a disinfectant, it probably is wink Most bacteria aren't too friendly with oxygen, especially not in high concentrations.

~Coxy · 2003-01-31 8:15 am

I can't say that I've had a lot of stiches (2), but I've head plenty of X-Rays taken (15-20). That's quite a few for pneumonia, a couple for a fractured wrist, another couple when I twisted my ankle, etc.

ViralDoctor · 2003-01-31 11:02 am

I'd say the most x-rays I received would be from my dentist.

Alpha Moonbase · 2003-01-31 11:55 am

I had an RC Airplane prop slice me open while tuning the carburator.
I called the wife and told her to call her mom and get me a sutcher pack ready for when I got home. So I ducktaped the wound shut, flew my model then went home and closed the cut with 8 sutchers. No antisthetic. big_smile

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