FLOTSAM..
as all my first aid is directed too what might happen on
wilderness canoe trips and not survival situtions i never
thought i would need to really "close" a wound..just do
something that would keep me from bleeding untill the cut
healed up on it's own in a few hours..some body parts like
hands,fingers,feet..get lots of use and you can't just pull
over and camp while a minor cut clots up..if a bandaid keeps
soaking thru i would assume that it has "bled clean" and
could be glued closed..like i said i never had to use the
VetBond but i have wraped Transpore tape over minor cuts
untill they healed up enought for a band aid..
many years ago i went really overboard and took a kit
that you could do minor surgery with..staple kit..gloves..
several sizes of gauze pad..iodine scrubers---you get the idea.
one day i looked at all that stuff because it was quite a
pile to carry and it hit me--if i was injured so badly that
i needed that gear i was in BIG trouble and more than likly
unable to use it..my best bet was to patch myself up and
paddle to the nearest ranger station , fishermans fly-in
camp or signal for help....this is sort of running on..
the real question was..for larger wounds on limbs i have
seen advise that a pile of gauze pads wound up with an Ace
bandage will staunch bleeding without having to resort to
stiching,butterfly bandages..so on..and is faster and easy
to use..