Kotex

[DaveinVa]

This discussion thread is up tight and out of sight! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Dave

 

[Henro]

May be dumb question but I got to ask...

I thoughtt he goal to stop blood loss was direct pressure...but not with something that would suck the blood out...or something that is designed to absorb it, but rather something that would block the flow.

So I wonder...might my tee shirt be better?

Or a wad of napkins?

Perhaps in the end they are about the same, but the women don't like using wads of napkins or old tee shirts for their purposes? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Guess this shows what little I know... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[herdfan]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I thoughtt he goal to stop blood loss was direct pressure )</font>

That would provide some pressure, but the clotting factors would also help stop the bleeding. I guess you could keep a roll of medical tape in you first aid kit (or your wife's purse) to put over the pad and snug it up a bit too.
I've always heard that all bleeding stops, eventually!

 

[Logan]

If my wife found a kotex in my tool box I would need something to stop the bleeding. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Junkman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( If my wife found a kotex in my tool box I would need something to stop the bleeding. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

Just think what she would do to you if she found a tampon!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Tonight while driving by the old Tampax factory in Ware MA, I learned the story about how they were invented. A woman that was a nurse, had sewn a bunch of gauze pads together for personal use. The doctor that she worked for learned of this and he patented the idea and started the company.
I had heard that Kotex was a off shoot of the gauze bandages that were left over from the 1st World War.

 

[herdfan]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( A woman that was a nurse, had sewn a bunch of gauze pads together for personal use. The doctor that she worked for learned of this and he patented the idea and started the company.
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Did the doctor just steal the idea, pay the woman for her idea, become partners with her, or did she just let him have the idea - with no strings attached? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[gordon]

Had a friend who tied steel for a living (rebar). He used to use a maxi pad to keep the rebar from digging into his shoulder when they carried it.

The idea of a sweatband is a good one. Can't honestly say I"ve ever used one for that. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Gordon

 

[keeney]

I keep a few clean disposable diapers in the visor of my truck (mostly for my 2-year-old). However, more than one has been used to absorb spills of beverages, lubricants, or blood. The diapers have both an absorbant side and a leak-proof side, so you can decide if you want to attempt to stop the bleeding or soak it up.

- Rick

 

[Boondox]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( If my wife found a kotex in my tool box I would need something to stop the bleeding. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

During my time as a Corpsman of Marines I carried kotex, tampons and Saran Wrap in my medical supplies. Kotex are really handy and a lot faster to use than battle dressings, tampons were fantastic for penetrating wounds, and Saran Wrap couldn't be beat for burns and eviscerating wounds.

That said, I hope to never again see those types of wounds...

Pete

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I thoughtt he goal to stop blood loss was direct pressure...but not with something that would suck the blood out...or something that is designed to absorb it, but rather something that would block the flow.)</font>
Well, you're on the right track. While the Kotex would begin by absorbing blood, if one were to keep it in the same position, placing pressure or tightly taping it on, the blood would clot fairly quickly depending on some other factors, i.e. the blood clotting status of the victim (aspirin, coumadin, etc could increase bleed times), size of the wound, etc.
In an emergency, they're a good resource. But then, so are cob webs. If a nice wad of them can be found and placed on the wound, they act as clotters and will help to eliminate or at least slow the bleeding. John