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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
I believe Crazy Glue was originally invented for use in WWII medical field kits. It was a stopgap to prevent guys bleeding to death before their reached a hospital. Hard to do stitches while under fire.
Edit - looking at the Crazy Glue website, apparently that isn't true.
That said - you want to go to a professional if you're cut bad enough to need stitches. 99 times out of 100 you'll be fine sorting yourself out, but there will be that one time where you have nerve damage, or cut a tendon, or have tetanus causing bacteria in the wound. You don't want to wind up messed up for life as a result.
It's the same reason I tell my wife we're not having a home-birth. Odds are it's fine, but if s--t starts to go sidewise, I want to be situated in the heart of modern western medicine and surrounded by an army of doctors and nurses.
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From the c
krazy glue web site: ( talking krazy glue not crazy glue)
Cyanoacrylate proved valuable to military surgeons during the Vietnam War.
Under battlefield conditions, they could use the material to close wounds and stop bleeding. Today, specific formulations of cyanoacrylate have been developed for medical use.
Instant Krazy GlueŽ products should not be used for wound care.