Small Medical Prepping Success.

There are much more qualified people to learn medical stuff from. Here's a sort of "quick and dirty wound gluing situation" that's a bit more realistic as far as caring for wounds in the field.

The difference being -- I had a mostly sterile environment, and I would've been adding baking soda at about 4:10 at the end of the video. Then built layers up. The video is more realistic of what you're likely to face.

You don't want to use glue where there's high tension, friction, or movement. I'd be careful using it on an elbow or kneecap for example, or on -say- the collarbone of a woman with larger breasts. The weight will want to pull the wound back open.

Layers are important to counteract tension. Vet glue does have a bit more elasticity for this reason.

The reason I padded and wrapped the wound afterwards too, was to try to keep it protected from friction.

You also need to be very careful about sealing a wound that might be infected -- like a dog bite. Because you'll be sealing that infection inside. It's gotta be clean.

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