Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Using super glue to seal wounds?

James told me that we can use AA super glue to seal wounds, that surprised me.

Googling a bit, I find James was actually telling the truth. However, there are some tricks. The regular household super glue is good for seal wounds in emergency, and was actually used at war, but there are side effects that can cause problems. In recent years, however, there is a new formula of super glue being approved by FDA and a number of such glue was marketed - not only for first aid but also used in other medical areas.

This web-page explains very clearly.

Having said that, I have no intention to try that. If I would (touch wood) have a deep wound, I would rather call the ambulance.

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