EDC(besides tools and knives)

[cliosguy]

how many of you carry band-aids as part of your EDC?

personally i always carry at least one on my wallet, how about you guys?

[Benner]

Can't say I do. Carry plenty of other bits though. 

[Gadget Guy]

Always!  I carry Band-Aid + Antibiotic like the one pictured below:

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp149704_333181_sespider/band_aid_plus_antibiotic/adhesive_bandages_extra_large.htm

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

A couple of plasters and an anticeptic wipe always make it into my wallet

[Flash]

OK, very good medic kit in my EDC bag.

Full kit in my boot (thats trunk to my mates over the pond)

In my Left hand cargo pocket a card holder with 4 Plaster (Band aids for above) 2 Antiseptic wipes and 2 tylanol .

[Roadie]

Does gaffer tape count?

[Flash]

Does gaffer tape count?

I swear in my life that after my last kiri I made I used Duct tape to hold together a rather nasty gut would caused by a spinning blade of death (pillar drill + knife blank + loose grip = spinning wheel of death)

[Roadie]

I swear in my life that after my last kiri I made I used Duct tape to hold together a rather nasty gut would caused by a spinning blade of death (pillar drill + knife blank + loose grip = spinning wheel of death)

I've used it a couple of times to either hold some tissue onto a cut or just applied it directly, works for a bit but it's not the greatest thing to use!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Does gaffer tape count?

I swear in my life that after my last kiri I made I used Duct tape to hold together a rather nasty gut would caused by a spinning blade of death (pillar drill + knife blank + loose grip = spinning wheel of death)

You don't seem to have much luck with this bladesmithing lark mate

[Flash]

Does gaffer tape count?

I swear in my life that after my last kiri I made I used Duct tape to hold together a rather nasty gut would caused by a spinning blade of death (pillar drill + knife blank + loose grip = spinning wheel of death)

You don't seem to have much luck with this bladesmithing lark mate

(Say the following with an Arnold in Conan accent)

A true warrior always feed his blade before battle

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nothing like quenching a blade in the blood of daemons is there

[Benner]

OT, I always used electrical tape to wrap up any cuts in my last job.

[DaveK]

  I don't, but I have thought many times that I should. I always seem to remember when I'm out, often after having cut myself.

When I am home and have the thought at the same time, I will do something about it.

[Rob]

I didn't carry band-aids before we had kids but now I always have some on me in my bag.  Too many time they find the one sharp object in a store or parking lot and cut themselves on it.  Dang kids.

[Neil]

Yep, wipe, plasters and duct tape in my wallet. Just no money

Neil

[Sea Monster]

Band aids are, at best, a fashion statement.

Superglue is a lot more effective, and generally cleaner.

[glorn]

I have a small FAK in my EDC bag, along with Krazy Glue, duct tape, and a small sewing kit.

So it is bandage or glue for small cuts if needed, glue and duct tape if they are larger, and stitches if need be and I am not near medical help.

So far in my life I have only needed stitched without proper medical staff only once. It was painful, but worked out just fine. Not something I look forward to repeating. 

[Flash]

Band aids are, at best, a fashion statement.

Superglue is a lot more effective, and generally cleaner.

I have a small FAK in my EDC bag, along with Krazy Glue, duct tape, and a small sewing kit.

So it is bandage or glue for small cuts if needed, glue and duct tape if they are larger, and stitches if need be and I am not near medical help.

So far in my life I have only needed stitched without proper medical staff only once. It was painful, but worked out just fine. Not something I look forward to repeating. 

Dudes and dudesses,

Please DO NOT use glue in cuts.....unless its surgically approved stuff your average over the counter superglue is VERY toxic and will cause more harm than good

[Benner]

 

[hawkchucker]

I actually keep 3 in the wallet, i allways have cuts on the hands at work, and really go through a bunch in 1 week.

Ya know I am a delicate flower!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Would worry in your case mate, the damage is long done

Beside's you've that many tattoo's that the paramedics have just got to play dot 2 dot to put you back together again

[Sea Monster]

Dudes and dudesses,

Please DO NOT use glue in cuts.....unless its surgically approved stuff your average over the counter superglue is VERY toxic and will cause more harm than good

Conventional Wisdom?

Urban Myth?

Rather controversial fact disputed either way by almost everyone?

Depends on brand?

WHO CAN TELL?!

[Neil]

Most of the DIY stuff is ethyl cyanoacrylate based.  It can have some unpleasant side effects and you certainly wouldn't want it in a wound.  Also commonly used is methyl cyanoacrylate, this doesn't seem to be quite as unpleasant.   The medical stuff is 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate based. You can wake up now.

No I don't recommend using super glue to stick yourself back together but yes I have done it

Neil

[jzmtl]

So where can one get the medical super glue?

[Poncho65]

I always carry a few band aids with with and instead of super glue I would recommend Liquid Band Aid  That stuff works just as good as super glue and it is for cuts and things

Of course if the cut is bad enough for stitches I believe I would opt for stitches Or at least some Tough Skin spray and some butterfly stitches

Can any one tell I have been cut a time or 5

[eodtech]

how many of you carry band-aids as part of your EDC?

I have some  Band Aids with an imprint on them that says " Boy that blade was sharp! "

[donvito]

A few bandaids and antiseptic wipes in my wallet, amk pocket medic and psk in my edc bag.

[Gareth]

Yup I carry a small first aid kit in my EDC bag.  Partly because I'm a first aider and felt I should, but mostly because I have a little girl with NO fear what-so-ever. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yup I carry a small first aid kit in my EDC bag.  Partly because I'm a first aider and felt I should, but mostly because I have a little girl with NO fear what-so-ever. 

I carry one for the self same reason

My boy's capable of making a right mess of himself on his bike

[Flash]

Most of the DIY stuff is ethyl cyanoacrylate based.  It can have some unpleasant side effects and you certainly wouldn't want it in a wound.  Also commonly used is methyl cyanoacrylate, this doesn't seem to be quite as unpleasant.   The medical stuff is 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate based. You can wake up now.

No I don't recommend using super glue to stick yourself back together but yes I have done it

Neil

Yeah see....what he said