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Is there something I can apply to cut to make it stop bleeding?

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As long as the pressure inside the wound exceeds the outside air pressure, the wound will continue to bleed. Therefore, to stop bleeding you need to reduce your blood pressure which means you either need to vent off the pressure or stop the cause of the pressure. You can also approach the problem by increasing the air pressure outside the wound by placing a plunger over the wound and applying force to increase the air pressure on the wound.
 
As others have mentioned, a syptic stick is basically a band-aid for shaving cuts. I have sensitive skin & I solved that problem like this:

1. I shave in the shower. Take a shower & then shave at the end, that way your skin will be hydrated & warmed up.
2. I use one of those 5-blade Mach-whatever razors & Edge gel cream in a lather.
3. I have an anti-fog plastic mirror hanging on a hook (they sell kits for cheap on Amazon)

I've tried everything from electric razors to safety razors to those Dollar shave club razors, to various types of lather, doing it before & after the shower, etc. For me, the above method (in the shower, post-shower, using a name-brand 5-blade razor, with gel lather) was the magic formula. Wake up, workout, shower, shave, DONE!
 
OK so a few months ago I took a 20 hour wound-trauma course and learned a lot. I meant to post back here and forgot about it.

Nobody in the industry recommends clotting powder any more. The shit doesn't work and it can actually complicate things for the ER. Also it causes extreme pain which is unnecessary.
They do recommend clotting bandages and only a couple of tourniquets. One of them is the CAT.
And also the SOFT T

Cuz frankly most of them suck, including ones invented by veterans.

Deployed Medicine

www.deployedmedicine.com www.deployedmedicine.com

Also if you ever get a chance to attend one of those all day seminars I HIGHLY recommend it. Especially if its offered at work or thru work. Normally you spend a lot of money to attend solo.
 
shortylickens said:
OK so a few months ago I took a 20 hour wound-trauma course and learned a lot. I meant to post back here and forgot about it.

Nobody in the industry recommends clotting powder any more. The shit doesn't work and it can actually complicate things for the ER. Also it causes extreme pain which is unnecessary.
They do recommend clotting bandages and only a couple of tourniquets. One of them is the CAT.
And also the SOFT T

Cuz frankly most of them suck, including ones invented by veterans.

Deployed Medicine

www.deployedmedicine.com www.deployedmedicine.com

Also if you ever get a chance to attend one of those all day seminars I HIGHLY recommend it. Especially if its offered at work or thru work. Normally you spend a lot of money to attend solo.
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If you're hoping to help the OP, if he's still bleeding he's dead by now, so don't bother.
 
I wouldn't use clotting powder for something large, nor on most areas of the body, but on my face or neck, I still would. If the powder alone doesn't cut it, add a sliver of toilet paper over that. Toilet paper is weak enough that later, you can wet it and rip away the excess without disturbing the clot much. Assuming a morning shave, by the time you're out in the world at work or wherever, very minor trace remains that you have a cut, instead of a bandage that you maybe can't pull off without disturbing the clot. Then again, that's where the neosporin/etc comes in, to keep bandage from sticking to clot.
 
Corner men use stuff like Adrenaline Chloride 1:1000, avitene, thrombin, then slap some vaseline on it.
 
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