Sometimes you actually need medical care.

I think the instructions skipped the last step, where you hop around swearing at the sting level. A cut from a sharp blade often doesn't hurt too much, but New Skin and super glue will both wake you right up.

Cut my index finger to the bone Tuesday and didn't even consider Superglue. On the job, I folded up half a paper towel and wrapped it around and then wrapped it with electrical tape.

I've always leaked like a fountain, and now with blood thinners for my heart, I leak like a garden hose. At least the blood cleans it out well, all by itself.

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Originally posted by wreckdiver:
Cut my index finger to the bone Tuesday and didn't even consider Superglue. On the job, I folded up half a paper towel and wrapped it around and then wrapped it with electrical tape.

Well, nobody mentioned having the more ADVANCED medical gear around like electrical tape, Mr. Fancy Pants. Now you're just showing off!

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Originally posted by slabsides45:
[Well, nobody mentioned having the more ADVANCED medical gear around like electrical tape, Mr. Fancy Pants. Now you're just showing off!

I remember a gentleman who was a hermit living in the desert. He cut half of his thumb off chopping wood. Lived alone, 10 miles from anybody and no transportation. So he cleaned it up. Propped it back in place and covered it with a combination of super glue and duct tape. A week later he caught a ride to the hospital. He told me that he knew that he was going to lose that part of his thumb after it started smelling "really bad" !! And it did !

Moral of the story.....Contrary to popular opinion you can't fix everything with duct tape !!

Gotta give the guy credit for being tough ! mike

We were taught in a first aid class once that almost 50% of the population is allergic to regular super glue. The medical grade is made differently somehow to solve that issue. I have never looked to see if the medical version is available for purchase OTC.

I must have been doing it wrong but I put the glue in the cut after cleaning than held it together till it stuck. It's worked for me for many years.

On a related note, what do you do about a cut with the fingers of the other hand glued to it? Call 911 with your nose?

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
On a related note, what do you do about a cut with the fingers of the other hand glued to it? Call 911 with your nose?

Great question !!

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
On a related note, what do you do about a cut with the fingers of the other hand glued to it? Call 911 with your nose?

L, I was wondering the same. That got me thinking about the Tim Conway dentist sketch.

My Dad was a vet, so he was my doc most of the time. VetBond was a staple, as were many other "animal use only" products. He put it in the cut and pressed together, covered with a butterfly or two if in an area subject to tearing apart. In fact, a small scar on my left hand was from an impact wrench with a sharp bit that jumped the fastener and found flesh in the webbing between thumb and forefinger. Repaired by my Dad.