Thread: Styptic Pencils...

i use loctite brand... it don't burn *(or else i have sufficient nerve damage to mask it..)

As a remote paramedic,(Get to do more stuff than a regular paramedic) I can tell you that the main risk of home sealing a major wound is the risk of infection.
That's the reason they scrub lacerations with providine before suturing or sealing with dermabond

Originally Posted by knitepoet

As a remote paramedic,(Get to do more stuff than a regular paramedic) I can tell you that the main risk of home sealing a major wound is the risk of infection.
That's the reason they scrub lacerations with providine before suturing or sealing with dermabond

i usually wash the cut out with gojo or acetone or whatever is handy then seal it up with crazy glue....


fun fun...

If I slice my hands it's generally because I'm wrenching on the truck. Lil gasoline and that sucker is sanitized.

Seriously though, direct pressure and elevation have yet to stop any serious cut I've had. Including the one where I severed a vein. Bled like crazy for 5 minutes. Looked like I dipped my entire hand in red paint by the time it stopped.

And yes, the styptic pencil burns like hell, but it burns so good! I love it. I don't have an Alum Block yet and I get some irritation from the straight on my jaw line, so I just rub the Styptic Pencil all over there. By the time it dries it looks like I've taken a fist to the face it's so purple and red. Fades after 15 minutes though.

speaking of alum blocks.... i was at whole foods *(aka... smelly hippie store) with the wife and i picked up some kiss my face cream.... i noticed they have the "natural" crystal deodorants there also... read the ingredients.... aluminum alum.....

bought one for $5 and use it after i shave..... stops the bleeding from nicks and has really helped with controlling razor burn and rash.....

altho it don't burn as good as the stypic does....

$5 at smelly hippie beats the hell out of $20 something at AOS.....