Gonna sew yourself up?

[PT945]

ok i'm sure i am reposting this but a tube of super glue works wonders

It dose I carry several in my kit.

[prkchp76]

ok i'm sure i am reposting this but a tube of super glue works wonders

[PT945]

I know its an old thread but I figured I'd post this link.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002PM...3787438&sr=8-9
Thought it was a good deal.

[Pioneer]

I'm lucky enough to have a few friends and family members that are RNs and LPNs because unless I absolutely had to sew myself up, I am not sure, at this time, if I could do that.

[waitnc]

Avking,
Thanks for the link to the Harvard report, good FYI for now and when we are scrounging looking for the Advil after the SHTF.:)

[Mungo]

For clean cuts when the skin can be brought back togther easily, "steri-strips" work just as well as sutures.

But having someone who can sew skin without passing out is good to have too.

[cbprice797]

Shelflife of sutures

Glad i could help. I rememebr reading somewhere that as long as the sutures are still in their hermetically sealed packs they will be good for at least three years past the stated expiration date.

[pathfinder3081]

797! Good link.. I have had a half dozen sutures and a Ethicon stapler in my med kit for a few years. But my old suture contact is not around anymore. Thanks for the link!

[Lil Bear]

I am at the age that I need reading glasses on when I sew. I have added a pair to each of my first aid kits. I like to do an undermine pursestring stitch just below the surface of the skin with 4-0 propylene using a reverse cut needle. This allows you to pull the wound together with out bunching. I then close with a 6-0 gut suture which desolves in about a 2-3 week time. I have to admit that I am way better at sewing other people up than sewing up myself.

[avking]

Yes I know it is much harder to sew yourself since i have done it a few times. I also have a stapler in my pack now. But it was such a good deal on the sutures that I couldnt pass it up.

Don't get me wrong. I think sutures are important to have. Just not for sewing yourself. They are best for having someone else do the sewing. Alternatives for self service are good to have.

[cbprice797]

Yes I know it is much harder to sew yourself since i have done it a few times. I also have a stapler in my pack now. But it was such a good deal on the sutures that I couldnt pass it up.

[rsanders]

I've always been told by pharmacist that all meds have a shelf life of about 12 months, so ,like other perishables I try to keep them rotated.

[avking]

I do not know what all the differences are, but it is not toxic like regular super glue and it is cleaner (ie sterile). Very easy to get. Just use google. It is more expensive, of course, but VERY effective and easy to use.

It is not a long term subsitute for stitches, it is just to stop the bleeding and prevent infection for short term use.

I do not think you need a medical license to get it. I did not need one. I am looking for some anti-biotics and some anesthetics, but you do need a license to get them. Whenever I have dental work done or get good painkillers for other medical reasons, I always save as many as I can. Percocet and the like, will be great to have if/when the pharmacy is no longer an option.

[prkchp76]

And what is the difference between Super Glue , and medical glue ?:confused:

about ten dollars i have been wonderingwhere to buy the suture kits myself thank ya very much i just added a diebetic monitor to the med kit as well

[rsanders]

How does on find medical glue? Do you have to be a medical professional to get some?

And what is the difference between Super Glue , and medical glue ?:confused: