January 02, 2005
New Uses for Tampons
Blackfive has an
amazing story about a male Marine who accidentally got a care package meant for a female, and how it ended up saving another Marine's life.
Apparently, the fact that tampons expand helps them to stop the bleeding when they are inserted into certain types of wounds. Now the other guys have started carrying tampons around with them, just in case.
Superabsorbent fibers, individual packaging that keeps 'em clean—I can see it, and I wonder why we didn't think of it before.
Read the whole thing, though: it's told from the point of view of the Marine Mom who coordinated the sending of packages, and how her initial embarrassment about the mixup turned to pride in American ingenuity.
Via McGehee.
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The idea is atleast more than 3 years old. It was a comment made to me by a bunch of Scots when I said I was considering heading over to Belfast. They said buy a box of tampons to stick in the bullet holes.
Posted by: the Pirate at January 02, 2005 11:36 AM (u4v+M)
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Well it does make sense! They are sterile and the right size. A little funny, but whatever works to save a life!.
Posted by: Rachel Ann at January 02, 2005 01:34 PM (CZgnX)
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My spouse tells me that law-enforcement used to have a tradition of carrying old-fashioned Kotex around with 'em in the old days, when they had tails on them (to attach to those belts that, despite my age, I've never worn or owned).
They were big, bulky, could be tied to a wound, and made, apparently, good field dressings.
Of course, we no longer have the "tails" on sanitary pads, but we do have those bitchin' superabsorbent fibers.
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 02, 2005 06:29 PM (SuJa4)
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I read many years ago that you should keep Kotex in your car emergency kit, first aid for various wounds.
Posted by: cj at January 02, 2005 08:31 PM (uttqj)
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That give the idea of the "tampon angel" an entirely new meaning...
Posted by: Desert Cat at January 03, 2005 07:21 AM (c8BHE)
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