I mean one should probably go to A&E following a stab would, but that being said, I used to work for a company that made wound sealants and fundamentally the product is just sterile superglue (cyanoacrylate).
>Even though the glue was discovered during World War II, military doctors during the Vietnam War capitalized on the product’s adhesive properties to save lives.
>Many soldiers suffered injuries off-base, often bleeding out before getting proper care. Thanks to Coover’s invention, medics were able to spray super glue directly on skin [to stop bleeding](https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/history-of-the-super-glue.html) until the patient could make it to a hospital for treatment.
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I mean one should probably go to A&E following a stab would, but that being said, I used to work for a company that made wound sealants and fundamentally the product is just sterile superglue (cyanoacrylate).
>Even though the glue was discovered during World War II, military doctors during the Vietnam War capitalized on the product’s adhesive properties to save lives.
>Many soldiers suffered injuries off-base, often bleeding out before getting proper care. Thanks to Coover’s invention, medics were able to spray super glue directly on skin [to stop bleeding](https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/history-of-the-super-glue.html) until the patient could make it to a hospital for treatment.
[https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/07/30/how-world-war-ii-led-to-the-invention-of-super-glue/](https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/07/30/how-world-war-ii-led-to-the-invention-of-super-glue/)
Interesting read, and yes it was used to glue soldiers back together.
Works for Sabu, I guess.