Leak stoppage

[Ten Hammers]

Well then, from time to time we all have a need to stop blood in one fashion or another. Last evening I knocked off some hide on the right middle finger. Hacksawing some 3/16 rod in the vise. We all get ow-ies and I normally just say a bad word or 2 and move on. I noticed DNA on couple pieces I was handling and this continued. Handkerchief would not completely stop the blood. Short story long i finally found the band aids in the fridge. Why they ended up there I will never know. Direct pressure and the blood stopped.

[gerald]

Have you been taking a lot of aspirin lately? I've found that when I have a "leak" problem, I can trace it back to recent aspirin use.

[skunkriv]

I take an aspirin every day to thin my blood and it surely does work. Often from the slightest scratch on the back of my forearm (that I didn't even feel) I will notice there is blood dripping off my hand or my elbow. Sometimes won't notice till its all dried when I go to wash up.

So far all the leaks have stopped

[Glenn]

Ten, Sanitary napkins, Kotex, etc can be used as dressing for large wounds in an emergency.

[yesteryearforge]

my son allways tells me that im getting old and thin skinned ( the truth generally hurts )
but i guess its true as i have the same sympthoms as skunkriv minus the aspirin part.

Mike Tanner

[Finnr]

I'm on daily aspirin so I have band aids in any place I think I might get gored by a project. They have come in hand several times.
Finnr

[hammerkid]

I have a first aid kit in my welding shop and wil get another for my smithing shop once its finshed .... you never Know

[Ten Hammers]

Actually, I take no meds. Normally when I let the vampires get me ( donate blood ) I run about 115-120/65-80. I know folks that would pay for them numbers. If I could scan my arms you would see a couple scratches ( one on each ) that clotted up nice and I ALWAYS clot and heal nice. This finger deal ( avulsion ) is just one of them things. Thanks for the concern. Glenn, you right. Quack tape works too ! Problem is, the only duct tape available was awful cold and I doubt I coulda got it off the roll. Blue shop towels on a roll or red shop rags work fine with some duct tape sometimes. I know, I know. I now have a location for the band aids. I also have a first aid kit. Truthfully, the most important things to me are sterile eye wash and blood stoppage. Sterile eye wash freezes so in the house with the kit. Band aids have a home now that I can hopefully maintain.

[habu68]

For small but deep cuts like a cut on a finger try supper glue directly in the wound. If you have ever glued your fingers together you know that skin is the only thing that super glue really works on anyway. Dr's use in surgery and charge out the bee-hind for it.

[Glenn]

What about an metal band aid box and a magnet. Put the magnet somewhere under the anvil, table, vise, etc and attach the metal band aid box to the magnet. It will be right where you need it. (grin)