Thread: Secrets of Blood Clotting... Please impart...

ground pepper sounds painful!

I've heard that lemon juice with salt does the trick

Realistically, there's a commercial product that clots blood (quick-clot), it is used by some military and others, and can be easily bought, but its not cheap as it comes in a big bag for major cuts, not sure if it can be opened and packaged into smaller zip-lock bags. I had a packet in my first aid kit years ago but threw it out a year ago as it was past used-by-date, so never tried it.

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

I've heard that lemon juice with salt does the trick

It sure does Andrew and it's even better if followed quickly by a shot of tequila. it's possible you will still bleed out but you wont care

Liquid Bandage is not useful for active bleeding. It will not dry before the blood pushes it out of the way. I do use it regularly at work when doing installs, once the bleeding has stopped since it is durable, pretty good at keeping the cut closed and doesn't interfere much with manual dexterity. It is hard to explain blood stains on new draperies to Mrs. Smith...

As a retired physician, I can tell you that all bleeding eventually stops. Either by itself, or something we do to make it stop, or the patient dies.

Hospital humor is dark.

Best,
Alan

I use either Proraso gel for cuts or My Nik Is Sealed these both seem to work for me

Originally Posted by cigar460

As a retired physician, I can tell you that all bleeding eventually stops. Either by itself, or something we do to make it stop, or the patient dies.

Hospital humor is dark.

Best,
Alan

Bleeding always stops is a phrase dear to my heart,I trained under Norman Shumway at Stanford Univ,1969/72,that was his catch phrase.

are alum blocks worth a damn?