How to stop superficial bleeding

[Grant]

On a ladder, too lazy to go down and move the thing - I leaned somewhat too far.
Yes - you guessed it.
I accepted my fate at I realised what was about to happen.

Anyway, nice deep scrape across my wrist, that for the last 30 minutes or so wont stop bleeding - just keeps oozing to the surface.
Any ideas as best how to stop this, it's getting real irritating now !!

 

[zippy]

bandage, band aid ? Google "first aid tips for scrapes"

 

[Hosehead]

On a ladder, too lazy to go down and move the thing - I leaned somewhat too far.
Yes - you guessed it.
I accepted my fate at I realised what was about to happen.

Anyway, nice deep scrape across my wrist, that for the last 30 minutes or so wont stop bleeding - just keeps oozing to the surface.
Any ideas as best how to stop this, it's getting real irritating now !!

Just bleed out. Then you're Haalal.

 

[nfbs]

you need stitches if it deep

 

[googoodoll]

I had a papercut that kept bleeding for two days...

But some plaster should help.
I think rinsing a wound can cause it to bleed more

 

[Grant]

Just bleed out. Then you're Haalal.

Riiight

never thought of that

just need to find someone willing to gobble me a little later

 

[HapticSimian]

Halaalification must be averted! Bandage affected area with bacon immediately!

 

[Grant]

My neighbor has a huge aloe next to the wall.
I am told aloe is good for stopping this kind of thing.
If ppl from camps bay to hout bay hear banshee-like screaming in 15 minutes, dont panic !
Going to dig the rest of the tarmac out of my raw wound then to try some stealth gardening

 

[Hosehead]

just need to find someone willing to gobble me a little later

Well it is Eid and who knows, maybe some of them poorer ones need more meat.

 

[HvRooyen]

superglue the edges together if the wound is superficial

 

[Hosehead]

My neighbor has a huge aloe next to the wall.
I am told aloe is good for stopping this kind of thing.
If ppl from camps bay to hout bay hear banshee-like screaming in 15 minutes, dont panic !
Going to dig the rest of the tarmac out of my raw wound then to try some stealth gardening

/makes note to notify Doves to send a van out if no post in next 2 hours.

 

[koeksGHT]

I had a papercut that kept bleeding for two days...

But some plaster should help.
I think rinsing a wound can cause it to bleed more

Rinsing would just remove the platelets on the surface and prevent the blood clotting so yea generally just disinfect and bandage up, if there are big cuts use sticky bandage to keep skin together over wound.

All a trip to the doctor/hospital would yield is those results and a big bill. If it is serious then go..

 

[Mars]

Halaalification must be averted! Bandage affected area with bacon immediately!

[video=youtube;wSReSGe200A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSReSGe200A[/video]

 

[Grant]

it's just a deepish scrape (over tar driveway).
problem is the inconvenient size - about 1.5cm x 6cm or so.

squeezed some aloe juice over it, tingles somewhat, looks real messy now, but the flow seems to have stopped

 

[Lycanthrope]

Aw... I was going to suggest cauterisation

 

[Hosehead]

Aw... I was going to suggest cauterisation

Excellent. Although for that size "scrape" he'd just have to plug in his clothes iron, turn dial to "cottons" , then plunge it on wound.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Excellent. Although for that size "scrape" he'd just have to plug in his clothes iron, turn dial to "cottons" , then plunge it on wound.

I support this idea. And YouTube.

 

[upup]

staal druppels by lennons

 

[Grant]

Aw... I was going to suggest cauterisation

by means of flamethrower no doubt

 

[bromster]

staal druppels by lennons

This. The cure-all for aircraft engineers for decades. Haven't seen it on the shelves for a while though.