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If you don't have a first aid kit, please get one. I take blood thinners for a heart problem. While in the shop last weekend, in a careless moment, I found the need for the first aid kit. (That is on the other side of the shop)That being said I now have a second one and thinking of a third. so I have one within a few steps of where I working. I'm ok but it was a B**** getting the bleeding stop.

Jack
 
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jack barnes said:
If you don't have a first aid kit, please get one. I take blood thinners for a heart problem. While in the shop last weekend, in a careless moment, I found the need for the first aid kit. (That is on the other side of the shop)That being said I now have a second one and thinking of a third. so I have one within a few steps of where I working. I'm ok but it was a B**** getting the bleeding stop.

Jack
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I can relate to that. Even a small cut can bleed like all get out.
 
I admit I don't have a first aid kit in the shop. However, I did make a careless reach and sliced my finger on a razor knife. Applied pressure and closed it with CA glue. That glue has a ton of uses. Thanks for the post as a good reminder - Safety First.

Just don't hit it with accelerator after you apply it... :smile::eek::eek:
 
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I have seen a product at Woodcraft and at Cabelas that is advertised to promote rapid clotting. It's a pouch that I believe is applied directly to the wound to stop bleeding. Might be a good thing to have in those first aid kits.

Does anyone know about these products (or worse yet, have experience with them)?

John
 
don't know about a powder but when I was young you could buy something called styptic sticks that were white and used them to stop bleeding when you cut yourself shaving. Might be the same stuff, just in powdered form. Don't see them anymore since everyone uses safety razors now.
 
jedgerton said:
I have seen a product at Woodcraft and at Cabelas that is advertised to promote rapid clotting. It's a pouch that I believe is applied directly to the wound to stop bleeding. Might be a good thing to have in those first aid kits.

Does anyone know about these products (or worse yet, have experience with them)?

John
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No experience; but they were first used in Vietnam or Korea (?). The bandage has a clotting factor that is applied to the bandage and when weted by blood, it causes the blood to coagulate and reduce bleeding until the person could be seen by trained doctors/medics.
 
aggromere said:
don't know about a powder but when I was young you could buy something called styptic sticks that were white and used them to stop bleeding when you cut yourself shaving. Might be the same stuff, just in powdered form. Don't see them anymore since everyone uses safety razors now.
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You can still buy styptic pencils at some drug stores and grocery stores. My safety razor isn't always that safe, so I'm always using one...
 
glycerine said:
aggromere said:
don't know about a powder but when I was young you could buy something called styptic sticks that were white and used them to stop bleeding when you cut yourself shaving. Might be the same stuff, just in powdered form. Don't see them anymore since everyone uses safety razors now.
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You can still buy styptic pencils at some drug stores and grocery stores. My safety razor isn't always that safe, so I'm always using one...
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You can get it powdered at a pet supply. It is in a powdered form that you use to stop the bleeding when you cut a dog's nail too short and it bleeds. It is the same stuff as a styptic pencil, but powdered in a little jar.
 
sbwertz said:
You can get it powdered at a pet supply. It is in a powdered form that you use to stop the bleeding when you cut a dog's nail too short and it bleeds. It is the same stuff as a styptic pencil, but powdered in a little jar.
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I will look when I get home, we have the same stuff. I think it is called Clot-It or something like that. You can get it from the VET or you can get it at better pet stores.
 
I agree about the need for more than 1 first aid kit. And have it readily accessible.

When I had my accident, I can't remember why- but even though I had a first aid kit I didn't use it. I was in such shock I reached for anything near me to stop the bleeding, which ended up being a handful of paper towels....

So not only is it good to have the kit, but I would say it's not out of line to practice grabbing it and getting to what you need, should an emergency arise. Seems a little drastic, but I have a different point of view than most.
 
The product is called Clot-It-Plus. I would talk to my Dr. before I would rely on something like this if I am on thinners. They may have a better product or idea for emergency situations like this that don't require a trip to the ER. CA is great on thin cuts like from a utility knife but burns like Nu-skin.
 
The first aid kit and fire extinguisher were two of the first things in the shop even before the machines went in. Being married to a nurse it's self preservation in more ways than one.
 
LEAP said:
The first aid kit and fire extinguisher were two of the first things in the shop even before the machines went in. Being married to a nurse it's self preservation in more ways than one.
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How true. I am an RN and in my shop I have band aids situated in multiple places, 2 fire extinguishers, a major first aid kit, eye wash and styptic powder. For someone on blood thinners the first line to stop bleeding is applied pressure of greater then 5 minutes. It doesn't have to be hard, just constant.
Be careful using CA on wounds.
 
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