As folks have pointed out it is FDA approved for sutures, it is especially popular among cosmetic surgeons. I carry it in my field first aid kit right next to the tampons.......yes tampons, they are great for dressing puncture wounds. Yes I am being serious.
Takes a real man to admit that he carries tampons.....LOL.....Our unit used to carry them in our first aid kits. We had a new guy come in and he brought his own from home (his wife helped him), they were pads with wings.We all had a great laugh at that one and he never lived it down, but he had a good sense of humor about it.