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mamabearCali wrote:Tobacco is actually a wonderful herb. It has very many wonderful uses.

NavAir wrote:

suthdj wrote:Sounds like a fancy tampon.

The SEALS carry tampons in their self-care medical kits to use exactly for this purpose. They are sterile, expand to quickly plug the hole, cheap, and widely available. I actually keep some in the first aid kit in the SUV (hopefully, I will never have to be a first responder on a gunshot wound, but at least I'll be prepared).

VoiceofReason wrote:The tobacco thing was not meant to “heal” the wound. It was meant to be “first aid” to keep the person from bleeding out until the paramedics arrive, and the person can be transported to a hospital.

BTW. I forgot to mention it stings a little when first applied. It also helps to moisten the tobacco slightly with a little water etc.

VoiceofReason wrote:You will not hear this anywhere but here.

Tobacco will slow or stop bleeding. Supposedly the nicotine constricts blood vessels. I know from experience that if I don’t have a cup of coffee first, I usually shave myself while cutting. I put a little tobacco on the cuts and the bleeding usually stops almost instantly.