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super glue and wounds
angel bev (angelbev@JUNO.COM)
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:52:05 EST
we just had an inservice at work today about the new Dermabond, a
superglue for wounds........and I got some clear information I thought I
would share in light of previous discussion........
the current super glue products were developed during the VietNam war for
minor injuries......it was felt it worked well at that time but failed to
receive FDA approval for a couple reasons...........1. the polymer used
heats up quickly to set up, that's the tingling you feel when it gets on
your kin, it can cause redness or in rare cases even a
burn.....................2. the polymer, when set, i very brittle, and
therefore *breaks* easily, making it break off the wound
easily..............
the new product uses a different polymer with the cyanoacrylate.it has a
slower, lower set temperature............and it is flexible when set
up..............those 2 items were enough for the FDA to give approval
for using it on people............but a couple other
notes..............do not put it IN a wound.........and make sure the
wound is dry or it won't hold............if you hold the edge of the
wound together, and then apply i over the top of the wound, it will hold
the best..........
Bev
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