His old electrician is correct. Paper towel wrapped around the wound, wrap it with one layer of duct tape or gaffers tape and you’re good to keep working. This is one of those ‘everybody who’s ever worked a trade knows it’ type things.
Cool. Actually, I think that is where I heard about the original formulas not being ideal. (My brain can store random factoids really well, but will always discard the source.)
Well, they’ve certainly worked out a proper solution since them. I had laparoscopic surgery and they didn’t so much sew me up as calk up my holes and send me home.
For anyone else coming along, hydrocolloid bandages once you have a moment to treat it.
Sliced my finger open, brand new razor blade, like a yawning mouth. Staunched the bleeding, wrapped a hydrocolloid bandage around it, bloody and dirty and all, good to go. Let it set for 2 days until the pain calmed down enough to re-wrap, showered, another hydrocolloid bandage. No antibiotics, nothing. 4-days, brand new skin, finger bends, no scar. And I’m 54, not exactly Wolverine.
I could sell those things all day long, best first-aid tech I’ve discovered. Nothing will heal a wound faster.
Yes, they cost way more than a regular bandaid, but you only need one, and you’re healed fast. Generic is fine, but as usual, BandAid™ brand works best, better glue and easier to apply. I mostly keep the cheap shit, some BandAid™ for the ‘special’ wounds.
Superglue for paper-cut wounds! Yes, it stings for 20-seconds, grow a fucking pair, then it’s over and healed in 24-hours.
His old electrician is correct. Paper towel wrapped around the wound, wrap it with one layer of duct tape or gaffers tape and you’re good to keep working. This is one of those ‘everybody who’s ever worked a trade knows it’ type things.
Super glue is my go to. Just glue that shit right back closed like it never happened. Then some tape to make sure it stays closed through the day.
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I believe that was one of its first proposed uses, but is too brittle (or breaks down too quick?) to be a “proper” medical solution.
Medical super glue exists! It has additional compounds in it to slow down the heating/bonding period and to add flexibility
Veritasium recently did a video on super glue
Cool. Actually, I think that is where I heard about the original formulas not being ideal. (My brain can store random factoids really well, but will always discard the source.)
Well, they’ve certainly worked out a proper solution since them. I had laparoscopic surgery and they didn’t so much sew me up as calk up my holes and send me home.
Your choice of words is commendable.
For anyone else coming along, hydrocolloid bandages once you have a moment to treat it.
Sliced my finger open, brand new razor blade, like a yawning mouth. Staunched the bleeding, wrapped a hydrocolloid bandage around it, bloody and dirty and all, good to go. Let it set for 2 days until the pain calmed down enough to re-wrap, showered, another hydrocolloid bandage. No antibiotics, nothing. 4-days, brand new skin, finger bends, no scar. And I’m 54, not exactly Wolverine.
I could sell those things all day long, best first-aid tech I’ve discovered. Nothing will heal a wound faster.
Yes, they cost way more than a regular bandaid, but you only need one, and you’re healed fast. Generic is fine, but as usual, BandAid™ brand works best, better glue and easier to apply. I mostly keep the cheap shit, some BandAid™ for the ‘special’ wounds.
Superglue for paper-cut wounds! Yes, it stings for 20-seconds, grow a fucking pair, then it’s over and healed in 24-hours.
Is this a ad?
The best advertising is word of mouth for good reason
Word of mouth was powerful when I was young. Products sucks? Everyone knows it. Now we have 20 products for niche needs. How can we sort that out?
If it is it worked.
If I were advertising for BandAid™ brand, I certainly wouldn’t mention cheaper alternatives. Learn some discernment.
Let it bleed for a while and clean itself out first though. Then some shop towel and electrical tape.
Also anyone who grew up poor. Ain’t no bandaids in the house but there’s tp and electrical tape.