3M Steri-Strip

before i go on can i please just say many people have told me i need to write longer reviews, i have trouble writing what i do, i cant use my hands, and rely on a helmet with a stick on with which i type. so i do try my best to type for as long as i can. These should not be mistaken for an alternative to palsters, if you have a relatively small cut you're not going to need these. They can seem expensive, and if you do need them then your nurse at your local gp surgery or your accident and emergancy dept can apply them for you and give you after care advice. Having said that, if you can afford them they are well worth having in the first aid ...

Ouch I have hurt myself my husband said, blood dripping from his arm. Sit down I told him and raise your arm .I applied pressure to the wound then investigated it, it was a clean cut a superficial laceration about half an inch long, longer and I might have considered going to A&E for stitches. I then washed my hands telling him to keep pressure on the cut I wiped it clean using water and a sterile cloth its still bleeding he bleats So I pressed the sides of the wound together keeping his arm raised and I reached for the first aid kit. I dabbed his skin surrounding the cut with cotton wool to dry it and then found some….steristrips I cut one in ...

It's a rerun of 'Psycho' if I cut myself. Even the tiniest nick in the skin looks like a major accident. A friend told me about Steristrips which act in the same way as 'stitches'. They close the skin and stop the bleeding. These transparent strips come in two lengths and they are attached to a plastic backing. They are quite expensive to use so I cut through the plastic and made them into useable lengths. They are still on the plastic but I won't have to worry about cutting them if I need them. All you do is close the cut by pressing gently together with CLEAN hands and use the steristrip to hold it closed. A long cut may take ...