superglue wound closure tutorial

[phillipsted]

My wife is a nurse and she says that they use CA glue in the operating rooms every day - but their version is medical grade and costs high $$$. She says that it is the same basic stuff that you get at home depot though.

There is nothing better for patching up cuts on your hands. I have a tendency to cut the tips of my fingers in the shop by accidentally bumping the belt sander or nicking them with a rasp. If you've had a cut on your palm or fingers, you know how debilitating it can be - bandaids just don't work if you want to go about your business. But with Superglue, you create a little armor-plated bandage that allows you to keep on working and not get blood all over your tools.

Great stuff!

TedP

[chuck_roxas45]

Great post! Thanks for sharing.

[Donut]

I've never seen this thread, it's pretty nice.

I typically get it to stop bleeding... if you super glue when it's bleeding, the blood will just make the glue bubble up and not work. Once I get it to stop bleeding, I press the cut together with the smallest gap possible so that it will heal easier and the glue will cover it and go into the cut as little as possible. Then glue and keep holding until the glue goes solid.

I use Gorilla Glue in the orange package. It flexes and will last 2 days while everything else, including the locktite shown in the pictures, will crack and break off much faster. I usually cover a cut and glue... and it takes 30 seconds to dry.

[Knivesinedc]

The rubbing alcohol and wound disinfectant you get at stores is decent for small cuts but not for larger cuts and wounds. Since i am a diabetic i get medical grade alcohol swabs in large quantities. when you rub them on your skin it feels sticky for a second. It's cleaning your skin and protecting it from bacteria. that would be the best time to close the wound because it would help stick together a little. then if you wanted to put glue on top of the wound you could proceed to do so. There's nothing wrong with the method here though as it is still very sterile. This is just medical info i have picked up from some doctors of mine and a firefighter(not tony).