At last!

[The Medway Handyman]

Anyone working with their hands will have come across the problem of plasters coming off injured fingers.

Found these in Morrisons;

they actually work!

[Owain]

and solved it with an outer covering of gaffer tape.

Owain

[Bob Eager]

or self-amalgamating tape.

[Ian Jackson]

Don't forget the toilet paper first (to absorb the blood).

When the bleeding has stopped, use superglue to stick the edges of cuts together (or to fill gouges in the flesh).

If it is reluctant to 'go off', holding the affected part over the spout of a boiling kettle will get it to harden rapidly.

[Huge]

Just breathing on it is usually enough.

[Ian Jackson]

You have to 'harr' rather than breathe. Even then, there's nothing beats nascent steam from a boiling kettle.

[Frank Erskine]

Only for a short time, until even they start to peel off when soggy.

[Ian Jackson]

In message , Frank Erskine writes

Use superglue to secure the loose end(s). [Honest.]

[michael adams]

Really sad types like me, can make their own. You can buy a reels of clear waterproof dressing tape in Morrisons alongside packets of lint. If you cut up the lint into small squares you can unwind the waterproof tape and attach the lint at intervals and then rewind it making "plasters" as long as you like. Obviously you need a small pair of scissors to hand to cut the strip to size once attached. The strip remaining on the reel is trimmed at the same time.

michael adams

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[Unbeliever]

And TMH will be daft enough to believe the last two! And yes, I know that superglue will stick the edges of a cut (if you're quick enough before the bleeding restarts), but you'll need plastic wood to fill any flesh gouges as superglue won't do that. ;-)

[Unbeliever]

Sharp wood chisels or a Stanley knife (or blade) will do the trick as well - except that TMH is restricted to the second one as all his wood chisels are too blunt to be of use. ;-)

A

[Ian Jackson]

Actually, I'm really not kidding. A good dollop of superglue forms an artificial scab which immobilises the wound and keeps the germs out.

[Nick Odell]

There's more about the medical uses of superglue in the wikipedia article

To be honest, I had always thought that it had been invented as a field dressing and then spread into the industrial and commercial world but I see from the wiki that medical uses came later.

Nick

[Frank Erskine]

That's what I use if I don't have any Savlon Spray Plaster or TCP Spray Plaster to hand, both of which are a little more flexible than superglue. Best to mop any initial gush of blood before you apply it or you get bloody goo all over your hand or whatever.

They're all satisfying to peel off after a day or two, like scabs :-)

[Ian Jackson]

In message , Frank Erskine writes

That's what soft toilet paper was invented for. First a pad of toilet paper, then wrap it in masking/insulating/PVC/duct/SA tape (whatever you have at hand). When the bleeding has stopped, apply superglue, and hold over boiling kettle (you probably need a cup of tea anyway).

[newshound]

A layer of 50 mm micropore over an ordinary dressing or bit of dressing strip makes it last much longer, makes it washable and provides some protection against solvents.

[grimly4]

Poof.

Posh boy.

Any spark knows about a wrap of bogroll and a turn or two of insulting tape.

[The Natural Philosopher]

You had Insulting tape? when I were a lad it was a half wrap of last weeks hanky and carry on.

[Huge]

The last time I hacked a decent hole in myself, A&E glued it up with superglue ...