Bleeding! Not for Sqeamish! Super Glue Stops Bleeding & Protects

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For over 25 years, I have used Thick Superglue to stop the bleeding on my cuts. This is how I do it. I don't recommend this to anyone as I am just showing how I have done it to myself over the years. Some cuts can't be bandaged very well, due to location, like the finger or something you have to keep using, as you work. This allows me to keep working without a bandage.
I know there are super-glue liquid bandages on the market these days too, but I just use this method for my cuts, as it leaves no scars and works instantly.

SuperGlue History.

Cyanoacrylate was discovered by Harry Coover at Eastman Kodak during World War II when searching for a way to make plastic gun-sight lenses. It did not solve this problem, since it stuck to all the apparatus used to handle it. It was first marketed to industry as well as consumers in February 1955 as a product called "Flash Glue" which is still available today and now owned by Gary Shipko, president of Super Glue International, a United States based firm. It was patented in 1956 and developed into Eastman 910 adhesive in 1958. The new glue was demonstrated in 1959 on the television show I've Got a Secret when the host Garry Moore was lifted into the air by two steel plates held together with a drop of Eastman 910. Cyanoacrylates are now a family of adhesives based on similar chemistry.

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Bleeding! Not for Sqeamish! Super Glue Stops Bleeding & Protects

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  • Another great video DAVE!

    I have done this for years great stuff! I use alcohol myself but same idea! It works when you need to keep working and badaides are a pain in the butt!

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  • why not use instant superglue rather

    why not use the instant superglue rather than the thick stuff just wondering

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  • Medical advice

    I work as an EMT and I figured I'd throw some medical advice into the comments here. I actually don't completely disagree with this, in that I actually know some stubborn paramedics that have opted for superglue over stitches. But I don't actually recommend it. This technique seems to be great for survival situations, but for everyday use it seems just a little impractical. As for the Listerine as an antiseptic, it's actually just the alcohol content that kills off the germs. I'd recommend just standard rubbing alcohol, it's cheaper and more effective as it contains between 70-95% alcohol compared to Listerine's 21%. As for the cuts shown in this video, you could just take a tissue and hold direct pressure on the cut for about a minute and it would stop the bleeding on its own. A band-aid and some Neosporin and you'll have the same results. With all this being said, if you are in a situation where you don't have any first-aid kits on hand and the situation calls for it, this can work...

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    • To the EMT

      Thanks for your comments. I just used this as an example. When I cut my fingers or hands when working hard in water or grease, the super glue is the only thing that works to keep it from bleeding or having to wear a bandage that wont stick on, which was my point. These simple cuts are nothing, as you say. I always have my Orange Listerine at hand, thus why I used it. My sister is a 35 year RN with lots of ten year , and she says it works just as well as alcohol. In Nam, it was the fastest way to put somebody back together too, when stitching was not available.

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  • Tough dude with a great idea

    I've used this method for cuts in inaccessible places for years. It's a great idea, but I'm not always as careful as Dave at prepping the area before applying the glue.
    Great work, Dave.

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  • Dude!

    You could just explain it to us.. Atleast some would believe you..(including me) but inflicting injuries on yourself is not a good idea...

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    • He warned you in advance.

      Please don't take this the wrong way.... but just explaining would have made for a very boring video that no one would have believed, let alone would wanted to watch.

      No pain, no gain!

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    • Injuries?

      I did not afflict any injuries to myself! The wart is totally gone without a scar and so is the other. I healed myself, not injured.

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  • Medic!

    Where I work, we use this method often. Stops the bleeding instantly, and seals the cut...no band-aid needed.

    5 stars. You are one tough fellow, Sir!

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