[pct-l] Stitches

[Nitnoid1]

Super glue may work but you would have to look it up. I've heard it being used in emergency situations far from an ER. 

The Incredible Bulk

On Feb 22, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have always been careful while out hiking/backpacking and so have never yet been cut much worse that a scape or scratch, never the less, it seems to me that the possibility of tripping or falling (off a slick log or loose rock cliff or whatever) or impaling oneself with a branch, is a possibility.  Even so, I have yet to see in the content list for a First Aid kit, a curved needle for stitching up lacerations.  I would not enjoy having to do this, but I can imagine a situation where a butterfly bandage might not be enough.  It is likewise not hard to imagine this happening some days away from a road crossing/trail head.  Does anyone carry anything for stitches in their First Aid kit or do most people just use regular needle and thread (or dental floss) hoping that will do the trick?
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