New Item to the med kit

[Nate_Beres]

I've always had a little vile of super glue to go with some steristrips in my med kit.
But I just glued a pretty nasty cut right by a fold in my finger with skin affix and I'm sold.
If my wife didn't sell med supplies I would've never tried this, it's pretty expensive. Like $15-$20 for this . 4ml tube

But man it worked. Curing time is no different than super glue but it's antibacterial and supposed to be more durable.

Really wish it wasn't single use but since it was free to me one is going in my car, med kit, camping tote and home.

It took a day to arrive so it's not a fresh cut but I had a hard time keeping it closed with kinetape (cut like a steri strip) and superglue.

Pic shows what it looks like now. Realistically, if I went to urgent Care I probably would've got stitches. But... C'mon.

Mine is skinaffix (2-octylcyanoacrylate)
There's a ton of other versions

Durabond is the same stuff, vetbond is different but same purpose (less flexible but not single use), and gluture is 60% human/40% animal glue. For centaurs I guess.

What do you all keep in your med kit as a "must have"?

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[Rob5589]

Haven't used that but, have used Dermabond. The flexibility of the product makes it superior to regular super glue.

 

[wekilldeer]

Dermabond works really well. My son had took some handlebars to the face racing motocross in Arlington this year..... Surgeon glued him up in favor of stitches

 

[rtkbowhunter]

Already have the Dermabond and steri-strips. Looking at adding this. Not sure if it provides an added benefit over steri-strips or not.

ZipStitch | Hospital Grade Wound Care For Your Outdoor, Home or Car First Aid Kit

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[Dexter Grayson]

I work in the operating room and have used both dermabond and skin affix. All of my colleagues prefer the dermabond over the skin affix. both will do the job though.

 

[AustinL911]

I keep Exofin with me. I have pretty easy access to it in my hospital as we keep it in our nurse' servers at the bedside.

 

[Nate_Beres]

Already have the Dermabond and steri-strips. Looking at adding this. Not sure if it provides an added benefit over steri-strips or not.

ZipStitch | Hospital Grade Wound Care For Your Outdoor, Home or Car First Aid Kit

zipstitch.us

I saw this a little while back. Looks pretty slick. Just hope you don't cut yourself in a hairy spot

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[gumbl3]

Superglue for me... Hard to beat the multi-functionality

 

[Two Roads]

Added zipstitch to our kit.

 

[willfrye027]

I cringe reading threads like this. The last thing you want to do in the backcountry is glue shut a dirty wound. You’re asking for infection. Wash it with clean water, put a bandage over it, and see a doctor if it’s bad enough to need stitches. No need for this stuff in your kit.