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Old 05-21-2012, 11:12 AM   #21
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Yeah, Tegaderm and similar stuff are great products. I had some of that leftover from a wound my husband had treated by the hospital wound care team experts; I need to find a resupply somewhere.


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Old 05-24-2012, 04:57 PM   #22
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Sorry it took long to reply... The normal practice was to only use superglue on incisions that otherwise were symmetrical and would have only required less than 10 or so sutures, and were able to stay clean and needed no surgical debridment, if the wound was jagged/lacerated or a avulsion was noted or needed detailed debridment we would not use the superglue as it would trap in dirt and foreighn materials and set up a pathway for infection. We tried not to make more work for our PA or Docs.. they had enough to do

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I was a medic in the Army for 21 years and we used super glue allot in place of sutures especialy in Combat areas where the injury did not require evac and sutures were too risky due to lack of oral antibiotics; here are another couple options.

For a safer wound-healing glue consider Dermabond. This anti-bacterial form of the substance 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for skin wound closure.

You can also use a semipermeable dressing (Tegaderm, Bioclusive or Second Skin, or New Skin for instance) to cover the wound and attach the dressing to dry healthy skin with adhesive tape. The dressing should be changed every few days. Keep the wound moist until it has healed. A moist environment promotes healing, improves tissue formation and protects the area from infection.



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Was curious...how do the MDs reopen the Superglued wound after the fact?


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