On Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:46:10 PM UTC-6, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 02/24/2013 11:25 AM, Zz Yzx wrote:

I keep a first aid kit handy in the shop. It's a plastic case with 10

or so boxes inside. The boxes hold the usual stuff: gauze, triangular

bandage, bandage compress, tape. &tc. Each box ix securely wrapped in

sturdy plastic.



This morning my daughter put a nasty cut on her finger. It wasn't

deep but it was bleeding profusely.



I pulled out the box with the bandage compress and went to open it.

The damn plastic cover on the box was so sturdy that I couldn't tear

it open or split it at the seams wit my hands. I used a razor knife.



If I had a shop accident in which I cut my hand or fingers, I don't

think I wouldv'e been able to open the damn box. The thought of

bleeding out with an unopened compress in my hand kinna' spooks me.



-Zz



Put the cut finger in fresh coffee grounds. It stops the bleeding.


Timely advice for me. I just had a couple of teeth extracted. The dentist sent me home with a supply of gauze pads to soak up blood and stop the bleeding. He told me that if the bleeding seemed to persist, replace the pad with a dampened tea bag inside of gauze, but he didn't think I would bleed very long.

Long story, short I did continue to bleed into the evening so I tried the tea bag trick and the bleeding stopped within 20-30 minutes (I skipped the gauze because even as big as my mouth is, everything didn't fit). Doesn't taste bad if you like hot tea.

RonB