How to stop superficial bleeding

[ponder]

Clean properly and then peroxide the area (gonna burn a bit). You can try the aloe thing as well, sometimes it works.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Clean properly and then peroxide the area (gonna burn a bit). You can try the aloe thing as well, sometimes it works.

Commonly used as treatment for disinfecting wounds, there is a body of evidence, e.g. [58] and many reports since, that the use of large volumes of hydrogen peroxide over substantial tissue areas can lead to a dangerous oxygen embolism (gas embolism). While judicious use on surface wounds can utilize the catalase-caused "fizzing" effect to assist debridement and cleaning of soil from the wound, clinicians are recommended to consult the literature before using peroxide on wounds and tissue cavities. It has also been shown that hydrogen peroxide, even in dilute solutions and minute quantities can slow the healing process on wounds.[2][59][60][61] Further, hydrogen peroxide applied to wounds can impede healing and lead to scarring because it destroys newly formed skin cells.[62]

Wiki says no!

 

[Beachless]

staal druppels by lennons

+1
its got a bit of a sting to it though, think dischem still sells it.

 

[Hosehead]

Wiki says no!

Hosehead says Yes ! and it will sting him like a btard . 3% dilution up to 10%

 

[Gox]

Wiki is wrong =-)

Wiki should say
"It has also been shown that hydrogen peroxide, ..snip.., can slow wound healing if used chronically"

I use it on my patients involved in car accidents/major trauma constantly, is a wonderful disinfectant, and as Ponder said, it does cauterize the wound a bit. Just use a 3% solution and dilute it by half.

For future reference for large scrapes that wont stop bleeding
-Mild: wash, parrafin gauze->gauze->bandage open after 1 day
- Moderate: Wash, parrafin gauze->gauze->bandage; Elevate and direct pressure for 15minutes. Cold compress on top of area. Open after 2hours, if still bleeding ->doc
-Severe /squirting bleeding that "pumps" -> doc

Regards
Your friendly stalking plastic surgeon

 

[Hosehead]

-Severe /squirting bleeding that "pumps" -> doc

If there's still time for the poor lad/ladette before they bleed out. *suggests Torquinet for spurting limb and write time of application on forehead with permanent marker*

 

[ponder]

-Severe /squirting bleeding that "pumps" -> doc

/faints

 

[HavocXphere]

/faints

Had that after an op & the nurses tried changing the bandage. That day I learned I was wrong about being immune to the blood thing. Def felt a little woozy after I saw that. Wasn't even a lot, but (your own) pulsing blood flow has this surreal sense of "oh this can't be good" about it.