Black pepper is a good emergency clotting agent.
A friend uses it on cows, and himself if necessary.
One day I cut my hand pretty good, it was gapped open and
bleeding good. Didn't want stitches, or the ER bill.
Grabbed the ground black pepper and dumped it on.
Bleeding stopped right away.
And it felt at least as bad as you might imagine.
In the movies they empty a cartridge and dump on black powder.....and light it. 😄
I think that's what the ERs do these days, so I avoid them too.
Seriously though, the urgent care clinic just slapped on some butterflies. They are like high quality band aids that allow the incision to breath. They have a thin, non stretch strip that pulls a clean cut together.