virgil
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A good thing to have in your first aid box that is in your pickup is a few kotexes. Think about it, they are clean, indivudually wraped and will absorb a lot of blood in case of injury.
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The kind with "wings" or the regular kind?
the regular kind.. no wings needed.
Don't do like a friend of mine did.... he cut his arm pretty good, took the kotex out, pulled the stickey strip of and pressed it to his wound. It did not keep the wond clean, it did not absorb the blood, but it did stick to his hairy arm real good. You should have heard him holler when we yanked it of his arm.
His wife nearly fell in the floor with laughter when she learned that he put it on backwards.
Don't do like a friend of mine did.... he cut his arm pretty good, took the kotex out, pulled the stickey strip of and pressed it to his wound. It did not keep the wond clean, it did not absorb the blood, but it did stick to his hairy arm real good. You should have heard him holler when we yanked it of his arm.
His wife nearly fell in the floor with laughter when she learned that he put it on backwards.
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Virgil,
Here in sunny southern California, we all carry a few tampons in our car's first-aid box. They work real well on the bullet holes from the drive-by shootings.
Here in sunny southern California, we all carry a few tampons in our car's first-aid box. They work real well on the bullet holes from the drive-by shootings.
Kevin_in_VA
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In Virginia we carry guns so we can shoot back.
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Hey the stuff works.
One time I cut the heck out of my finger.... nothing to put on it but one of my moms maxi pads...
It worked!
One time I cut the heck out of my finger.... nothing to put on it but one of my moms maxi pads...
It worked!
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Worked with a logger in Alaska, and he carried one sanitary pad above the headliner in his hard hat, just in case of a chainsaw cut.
Also, showed me the idea that a maxipad on the forehead stuck to the hardhat headliner makes a great 'sweat' band ('cept I sweat more than that!).
Also, showed me the idea that a maxipad on the forehead stuck to the hardhat headliner makes a great 'sweat' band ('cept I sweat more than that!).
kensfarm
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For hunting.. I use a tampax for a scent drag.. already has a string to tie it to your shoe.
herdfan
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Here in sunny southern California, we all carry a few tampons in our car's first-aid box. They work real well on the bullet holes from the drive-by shootings )</font>
Are those the ones with the plastic or cardboard applicators?
Are those the ones with the plastic or cardboard applicators?
herdfan
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Sorry - couldn't resist.
But my friend pulled some strings and got me tickets to the Kotex 500 in Charlotte! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
But my friend pulled some strings and got me tickets to the Kotex 500 in Charlotte! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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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
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
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</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!
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
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If my wife found a kotex in my tool box I would need something to stop the bleeding. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Junkman
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</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.
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
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</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
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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
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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
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
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.
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</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
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
</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
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
