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Hey, uh, don't glue deep wounds. If it's going past the subcutaneous fat--and you should be able to see the fat layer if it's a deep cut, assuming you can slow the bleeding enough--use staples. You can get a cheap, disposable, sterile, pre-loaded surgical stapler off Amazon, or lots of other, more reputable sites. Glue seals everything in, and when you finally get medical attention, it's going to be a bitch to remove if the wound needs to be irrigated or debrided. Staples pop off quickly and with minimal discomfort.
If it's actually spurting/spraying blood, get a tourniquet on as high and tight as possible, pack the wound with gauze (or a t-shirt), put direct pressure on it, and get to an ER immediately, regardless of the cost.
I sense an influencer’s “we put Amazon one day delivery to the ultimate test!” vid dropping soon.
Whoa slow down there!
An ER costs you money.
An arterial wound costs you your life.
It's your choice, but medical debt doesn't even go on your credit report.
I would not buy surgical staples off amazon. Half of everything there is a knockoff and who knows if you'll get the real stuff or some kind of imitation.
If you don't like Amazon, you can buy a stapler at nearly any veterinary supply store without being a DVM. Surgical supplies intended for human use are harder to get, even though the exact same tools are used in veterinary medicine. Like Dermabond, for instance; you can't get it for people readily, but it's a snap to get it for animals, even though it's exactly the same thing.