Crazy glue and you....

You certainly could be right
TNRonin.

Gotta wonder if that ain't a wive's tale krisco, this stuff is used all the time in both human and animal medicine. Of course the advances in technology may have made it ok to use.

I had a similar incident where I used Super Glue to close a wound.This happened at a nursing home I was working at.When I showed it to one of the nurses, she told me there is a chemical in super glue that degenerates skin cells around the wound and it should only be used in an emergency.Band-Aids get in my way so this is what i used but I wouldn't make a habit of it.

Well, what I did was bleed it some, not much, but I bled it some, then I daubed it with a steril dressing and glued it. Put way too much on it by accident, so I know I have some sub-cutaneous glue in there. I have a very small lump and the wound is completely healed.

If you cleaned your hands with soap and warm
water, followed by betadine antiseptic, then
your wound should heal without infection after you closed it the way you did.
Antiseptics prevent infections, antibiotics
and sulfa drugs treat infections that have already developed. This why I use triple antibiotic ointment only for puncture wounds
after soap and water followed by hydrogen peroxide.
Best wishes.
Race

I've never had a butterfly bandage actually stick the way it's supposed to. The crazy glue, on the other hand, works great. Press the cut together and let a little bit drip onto the surface. Hold the cut together til the glue dries.

Just take care not to glue your fingers to the cut!

[This message has been edited by Wylycoyte (edited 29 May 2002).]

"Spyderco to the chest", huh? Let's hear the rest of the story!

Were you doing some live-blade practice? You can grind the edges off your knives so that you can still have the feel of a "real" knife but avoid most ouchies....

Why not just use a butterfly bandage? They work pretty good. I have used them on some pretty good sized wounds while hunting and in many cases one need not need stiches.

[Reasonable Rascal]

Regular superglue is contraindicated for use inside the wound itself for several reasons, sterility being but one. Instead it can be used by drawing a line *across* the wound to hold the edges together. Effectively you are creating a glue staple.

Actual skin glue is used for minor repairs, especially the face where scarring from sutures is undesireable. It doesn't have the toxic properties regular superglue has. It is also not a replacement for sutures, etc. It has definite uses within its limitations. Your case would have been a good use for same. Watch very carefully for signs of local infection though. I would not expect an abcess to develope with a wound that shallow but it is possible.

BTW, as stated superglue does NOT contain cyanide, though that is a common misconception.

RR

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I wonder if a gel would be better for shelf life?

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superglue is good stuff for these things.

from all reliable info i've heard, tyhe medical stuff just heats up less as it cures, and no worries about cyanide... cyanoacralayte is different stuff, and neither is blue or "cyan"... gotta be careful about leaping to conclusions.

superglue is goot to keep in FAKs... just gotta make sure it doesn't dry out on you.

Maybe my vet will read this and take a hint.

TNR, sure, crazy glue works, but you don't want to use too much, as it is a cyanoacrylate(cyanide containing compound). If you really want the good stuff, make friends with a vet and ask him about wound closure cement.

Posted this on GD and thought this might be of use to some here.

Had a minor stabbing accident yesterday, took a Spyderco Native to the chest. Went in about 1/2", would have went in further if it had not hit bone. Oh well, those of you who wish me ill missed a golden opportunity. That will teach you the next time about the timing of your prayers. LOL

Anyway, ended up with a 1/2"+- long wound that was seeping blood, I don't know how deep it ended up being. I called the wife to bring some crazy glue to the gunshop so I could glue myself up. I had heard that this was being used (might even be the reason for the invention I'm told), so I thought I would give it a try. I took some gauze and ensured that the wound was good and dry, I made sure I bled it to flush it out as much as possible. Once everything was dry I squirted a line of glue in the wound and pressed both ends of flesh together. When I pulled my hand off the wound it stayed togther. No more bleeding, no swelling, no stinging, nothing. I only felt the ache of the stabbing. Not bad.

I had heard that this was good stuff and wondered if I needed to carry it in my kit when I'm backpacking. I think I will now. I'm going to watch to make sure it doesn't go septic now. I was pretty impressed.

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