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I have had the medical grade super glue in my first aid kits for maybe 15 years. I have used it twice, both for moderate lacerations on others, away from town that would have usually required a few stitches.

(Full disclosure, I think people get stitches as a knee jerk reaction. I probably should have had 40--50 in my life, instead, I have 3 small scars in non-obvious places just because I wrapped it and kept the site clean)

I have had one injury I do wish I'd had proper care for. This Jan, snorkeling in Cabo. Sliced my big toe on some coral. Way into the muscle, close to the bone. Swam for an hour, walked up the beach 100 yards, through the sand, to my chair. Blood trail behind me the whole way. A few minutes later my Dad said, "look at your toe". I was kinda pulsing blood.

I cleaned it out the best I could with vottled water. Wrapped it tight, called it good.

This was days later, and looked the same 2 weeks later. Sand still coming out of the wound.



It is June and random sand still emerges from that toe.