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>>About a half hour ago I caught my ring finger (no ring) on a piece of
>>ground off wire and ripped that puppy open. I soaked a paper towel
>>with blood while I hunted down one of the Dollar Store 5 for $1 tubes
>>of superglue. Another paper towel and I dried off the blood as best I
>>could and squirted on the superglue. In a few seconds it had quit
>>bleeding. Its been about 20 minutes since I treated it and it doesn't
>>hurt at all - I'm typing with it. The superglue and blood reacted to
>>make a strange plastic looking clump, but it seems to be working fine.
>>Now, if the finger doesn't fall off...
> It won't but the superglue you bought likely has methyl alcohol in it
> that can cause necrosis. The medical grade stuff doesn't use methyl
> but the price is a real nose bleed. ;)
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