Super glue (CA glue)

• Prodigy

  7 Apr 05, 01:59

  Do you know that super glue was used and administered to the badly wounded in the vietnam war?
  
  It is used to stop bleeding from wounded soldiers so they have time to be transported back to the hospital to treat their wounds. It saved alot of GIs back then
  
  yes, super glue....your household superglue which you used to try to fix that damned 'mouth' of your 10 year old sports shoe.
  
  so, the warning label at the back of that tube of glue : 'Bonds skin instantly' ... now takes on a whole new meaning huh?
• Prodigy

  7 Apr 05, 21:33

  oh yea, i tried using super glue to cover up my wound.. and it works really well!
  
  of cause, you gotta disinfect the wound first, wash it with dettol...
  
  the wound close within secs! It stopped the bleeding and the wound repaired itself underneath the layer of glue. Dont worry though, the glue will come off after a few baths
• aRcTiC_sTaR

  7 Apr 05, 21:36

  Isn't it toxic?
• Rockhound

  7 Apr 05, 21:37

  wat if it gets into the bloodstream?
• Gordonator

  7 Apr 05, 23:09

  interesting.
• Prodigy

  8 Apr 05, 22:33

  nah it wont enter the bloodstream...
  
  as i said, disinfect your wound first... of cause...you dont apply glue onto a big wound (eg your arm got cut off wound)... cause our household CA glue doesnt have antiseptic in them
  
  hmmm lastly, the glue cant enter your bloodstream
  
  read the article
  
  http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msuperglue.html
• kaka_22

  11 Apr 05, 04:27

  Originally posted by Prodigy:

  nah it wont enter the bloodstream...
  
  as i said, disinfect your wound first... of cause...you dont apply glue onto a big wound (eg your arm got cut off wound)... cause our household CA glue doesnt have antiseptic in them
  
  hmmm lastly, the glue cant enter your bloodstream
  
  read the article
  
  http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msuperglue.html

  Hmm i still prefer my plasters
• the.raven

  11 Apr 05, 05:03

  put glue on wound, siao man. the soldiers is life and death situation then use the easiest method, u also put super glue on wound, wtf.
• Prodigy

  11 Apr 05, 13:05

  Originally posted by the.raven:

  put glue on wound, siao man. the soldiers is life and death situation then use the easiest method, u also put super glue on wound, wtf.

  if your plaster and anything u do cannot stop the bleeding, then CA can help!
• Omega-broly

  11 Apr 05, 13:06

  is not the glue dirtying?eewww!no infection?
• nightzip

  11 Apr 05, 13:30

  the glue is not dirty lah...its just polymer mah...plastic...
  
  CA = cyno-acrylic glue.
  
  OR called CN glue also...just chemicals that initiates a mechanical (secondary) bond, normally hydrogen bond or ionic bond...check out your secondary school text books..
  
  so what prodigy say is true.
• DeadPoet

  13 Apr 05, 00:33

  Hmm... should I give it a try?
  
  *bring me the knife!*
• MooKu

  13 Apr 05, 00:40

  now glue is really used for wounds leh.
  
  my sis got cut by glass before, and instead of stitching the wound up, the doctor used glue.
• Prodigy

  13 Apr 05, 20:26

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  now glue is really used for wounds leh.
  
  my sis got cut by glass before, and instead of stitching the wound up, the doctor used glue.

  yup, minor ones can lah...not major wounds...
  
  hospitals also using
• Gordonator

  14 Apr 05, 21:37

  Originally posted by DeadPoet:

  Hmm... should I give it a try?
  
  *bring me the knife!*

  here u go.
  
  
  
  and your glue.