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Interesting Use For Superglue
apart from the obvious.......

if you cut yourself badly enough to need stitches, and your MILES from a hospital, which if your planning an RTW its a possibility.... use superglue in the edges of the wound and glue it together.
also works on cats ears when they have been fighting. (honest!)

I have used superglue on various deep cuts ( i was a sign maker and slipped with a scalpel on more than one occasion, superglue came to my rescue on some pretty deep cuts, the end of finger sliced off type that cant be stitched on)

take a few tubes as once its opened, it dries up real quick but you can get it in discount stores ( in UK at "pound shops") for a buck for 5 tubes
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You might be able to get a Physician to give you some medical glue instead of super glue. The same thing but marked medical ? ? $$$

I have seen riders using duct tape but I would be concerned with infection. In any case flush or irrigate the wound well. The old rule was 100 ml of clean water per cm of laceration. Yet again we have to worry about the water. I wonder if whiskey/ whisky works ? Also best to take your own suture kit, and needles with you to be used for you in some parts of the world. I am not sure if customs would take them from you.

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i believe the medical superglue has a blue dye in it
yep statdawg, medical is much the same stuff, the tip i am passing on was actually given me by my family doctor who used normal superglue on himself after he ripped his ear half off when on a weekend fishing trip ( he caught the hook in it when casting.....OUCH!!!!!!)


he said apart from the slight stinging when the hook pulled through the ear healed well. and you could hardly tell he had ripped his earlobe half off, just a scar, which is where i got the idea of fixing my cat. saved me about £60 in vets fees too

you mentioned needles and sutures......... hey fella, I have the guts to inject myself if i have to ( had to many times with Heparin) but sewing my own flesh????? NAH, give me superglue to hold it temporary at least till i get to a hospital.

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Very interesting , but just use it on the very edges of the wound .The hospital will probably insist on ripping open the wound to clean it out .
Never be tempted to glue back tooth crowns with superglue , it contains cyano acrylate ,nasty and poisonous .
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further to dodgers comments....
yes, sorry ~ Dodger
should have explained myself a little more clearly.
ONLY superglue edges of wound but leave a bit on each end for "drainage" of blood or pus build up, to avoid any infection take "Betadine"" Gel which comes in handy 30g tubes here in Spain it is an IODINE gel, which doesnt sting but cleans well and helps avoid infection. also if you have room carry a small bottle of 6% or 9% Hydrogen Peroxide ( called Agua Oxygenada in Spain) it fizzez gently and cleans wounds beautifully without stinging like hell.
if you look after a wound properly the chances are you wont get an infection.

Half a teaspoon of bleach in a pint of water is also a good steriliser for washing wounds ( in an emergency) as is your own urine which is sterile untill airborne bacteria get to work on it. so pee on your wound to rinse the dirt out then use the peroxide/TCP/whatever......
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I've used superglue to close small cuts and calluses that have cracked for years. I learned it as a adventure kayaker. Although the medical grade would be best, off-the-shelf stuff works well.
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