Military-grade gel-based liquid bandages approved by the FDA

**Bamboo** · 02-08-2008, 05:42 PM

Just passing this on:
Military-grade gel-based liquid bandages approved by the FDA
Short version:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/m...ed-by-the-fda/

Click the read link at that article for more info!

When will we get these in our med kit?

Bc2ID · 02-08-2008, 06:14 PM

You should always carry this with you....it works the same.

**machowner** · 02-08-2008, 06:20 PM

If you have actually used the glue or seen someone who has, this is the big difference.

Quote:

The gel only sticks to intact skin, not the wound itself

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-08-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bc2ID

You should always carry this with you....it works the same.

I actually used that super glue (actually model glue) as a kid once, by accident.

I was building a model rocket I stabbed myself pretty good with the X-Acto knife. It was small but deep. I was in a hurry to get it up in the air and while gluing the fins a bunch dripped on the cut and cured. It stung like crazy at first but after it dried it was amazingly comfortable and waterproof!

For some reason I was afraid to ever use it again. Thought I would get poisoned or something.

**=DdogG=** · 02-09-2008, 12:26 AM

superglue is actually with me anytime I work on a desktop computer b/c I ALWAYS scrape a knuckle or slice a finger on a sharp edge....

plus, it erases fingerprints when you are stealing crap.

Acreo Aeneas · 02-09-2008, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by =DdogG=

plus, it erases fingerprints when you are stealing crap.

*gasps in shock*

Dog, you a thief?!

So does superglue/model glue stick to the wound as well? And is this military "bandaid" already in commercial production? If so when can I pick some up at my local CVS/Walgreens?

**Ferris Bueller** · 02-09-2008, 01:48 AM

No, its not in commercial production. I wonder if it'll seal someone's mouth shut. God help some of my patients if it does (they confiscated my duct tape).

**=DdogG=** · 02-09-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

No, its not in commercial production. I wonder if it'll seal someone's mouth shut. God help some of my patients if it does (they confiscated my duct tape).

I hope you are not a dentist... that would make the job pretty hard...

**TurkishDelight** · 02-09-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

No, its not in commercial production. I wonder if it'll seal someone's mouth shut. God help some of my patients if it does (they confiscated my duct tape).

Ferris the evil nurse!

**Twiggy** · 02-09-2008, 04:03 PM

nice but is it reliable?

**Tarenth** · 02-09-2008, 09:55 PM

Putting superglue on a wound is like putting tar on a freshly cut branch. It'll seal it, but it won't allow anything to grow back until its removed.

There's always Dermabond though which is somewhat like a gel adhesive alternative to stitches I believe. Personally I just use a pressure bandage since I have yet to get something serious enough to warrent stitches or anything more drastic.

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-09-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarenth

Personally I just use a pressure bandage since I have yet to get something serious enough to warrent stitches or anything more drastic.

True but like Bamboo pointed out it would be wonderful an very comforting to have in a emergency medical kit. Especially in a place with regular natural disaters.

**Trooper** · 02-09-2008, 10:06 PM

could imagine the college parties. Frat parties would be nuts, seeing kids stuck to trees with a straw to breath thru, covered in this "bandage" stuff.

ScratchMonkey · 02-10-2008, 08:49 PM

If we legalize this stuff, terrorists could use it to heal their boo-boos. Just as with body armor, we can't allow this stuff out among the general populace!

(We now return you to your regular non-sarcastic topic.)

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Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,087	Re: Military-grade gel-based liquid bandages approved by the FDA Putting superglue on a wound is like putting tar on a freshly cut branch. It'll seal it, but it won't allow anything to grow back until its removed. There's always Dermabond though which is somewhat like a gel adhesive alternative to stitches I believe. Personally I just use a pressure bandage since I have yet to get something serious enough to warrent stitches or anything more drastic. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

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