Urgent! - Can You Use Normal Superglue To Seal A Deepish Cut?

[joko]

just fell off a stool in the kitchen and gouged my ankle with a prong thing ... its not majorly deep but deep enough to 'move' - like its speaking to me, lol ... maybe about half a cm ... its just that it wont stay closed over as its on the ankle and opens when i move it. its about an inch long.

it could probably be stitched but obviously its 4.30 am and i want to go to sleep not a&e or wherever, and i know its not deep enough to have caused any real damage

can i just glue it? i dont want it to leave a big horrible deep scar you see, if i just leave it.

or can i use tape or something?

any ideas?

thanks

[Buenchico]

Don't use superglue!

Here's what first-aiders use:
http://www.all4thehome.co.uk/store/img/p/2981-3235-large.jpg
(I've used hundreds of them!)

Try to use ordinary sticking plasters (or some type of tape) to improvise something similar

[murraymints]

No no no....put a cold compress on it a wrung out flannel.....and dress with a tightish bandage if it won't stop bleeding you need a and e for stitches...

[joko]

thanks guys... i have some medical tape, ill use that.

the bleeding has stopped, but starts again when i move it too much

[murraymints]

Dress it and elevate....if you are in bed a pillow or two underneath....

[dickythecook]

I just read your post in R&S. You don.t think your accident is in any way related do you? ;-)

[joko]

lol dicky ... yes terrible design this ankle ... god is obviously punishing me for blasphemy haha