05-24-2004, 10:28 AM
|
#191 (permalink)
|
| | Re: What do you carry in your medical kit (for wounds, etc.) ?
Rick Onanian <spamsink@cox.net> wrote:
> On 19 May 2004 20:49:16 -0700, botfood@yahoo.com (dan baker) wrote:
>>the only "medical" equipment i bring is a vial of crazy glue. in case
>>of "serious cuts", just rinse, dry, and glue the edges together. If
> I did some googling on this last year; while it works in a pinch,
> there's a moderately dangerous chemical in it (I forgot what). The
> medical-use superglues (I think one is called "Dermabond") are
> almost the same but replace the dangerous chemical with a safe one.
> IIRC, it's not a huge issue, but one of which to beware anyway.
I think the chemical is acetic acid. Some people are highly allergic to ethyl
cyanoacrylate aka "Super Glue" or "CA". Others can become allergic to it over
time with repeated exposures. The stuff will fog plastic and eat foam. I
certainly wouldn't want to put it in an open wound. The type used for sutures
is 2-octyl cyanoacrylate.
Using the "odorless CA" available in most hobby shops or alkoxyalkyl
cyanoacrylate *MIGHT* be safer, since is much less reactive and generates
fewer fumes than standard CA.
--
---
Eric Yagerlener
remove "usenet" from email address to reply
|
|
|  |