Originally Posted By: M_a_x
Originally Posted By: spuds
... you can make suture material,...


Please do not do that. A suture in a survival situation is a questionable idea even with good material. A belt or a wrist band is likely to be contaminated with whatever the sweat could carry in even after a short time of wearing it. Using that stuff for a suture might be gambling with your life.


Well said. A colleague came into the er after sewing up a kitchen lac with cotton button thread. cotton thread permits wicking of fluid and microbes into the wound. We took em out and closed it with monofilament.

Now, a survival bracelet woven of iv tubing with a latch made out of an IV catheter would be a real asset...
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