Thread: Glove safety
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Old 06-19-2013, 03:14 PM
Cthulhu Cthulhu is offline
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I'm on a permanent dose of Coumadin as well, as my body seems determined to kill me. (I have a genetic condition where I throw blood clots without any rhyme or reason, or if I'm injured.) It sucks, but it's manageable. I get the usual nicks and cuts working around my blades, but a little extra time putting pressure on them, and it's fine. If you're that much in danger of blowing a gusher if cut, you might be on too high a dose. High dosages can cause internal bleeding or strokes.

There are clotting bandages and clotting powders available (Styptic powder being the least of them), to stop the bleeding of almost any cut short of evisceration or amputation, on the market. I keep bandages and stuff like that nearby when I'm working, just in case.

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