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Cauterizing a wound with gunpowder 2017-08-27 12:09:39 Post No. 9131814
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Have no idea which board to post this topic on so I decided here would be best
So I have seen several vids on this topic, alot of which claim that cauterizing a wound would somehow increase the risk of infection?
Wouldnt the intense heat caused by the gunpowder effectively sterilize the wound? Wouldnt the thick scarred/burnt skin or whatever prevent shit from getting in and infecting it?
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>>9131814
The immediate wound is not the problem. Heat kills tissue. Dead tissue rots. Rotten tissue attracts bacteria, infections, and blood poisoning. Unless you get proper treatment and have the injury site debrided and disinfected, you might have just committed a slow suicide.
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>>9131814
>burning yourself to prevent infection
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cauterization isn't about sterilizing the wound. to reach temperatures capable of killing bacteria, you'd need to heat the wound site so drastically that it would kill or damage tissue in a broad halo surrounding it. and like >>9131822 said, dead tissue invites infection (partly because bacteria feed on it, partly because it no longer presents an effective barrier).
no, cauterization is purely about lightly searing the wound surface to seal off blood vessels and prevent further bleeding. it's purely field triage.
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