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[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

Tampons absorb, which isn’t great if you need to help clot your leaky flesh. It’s better than nothing, but gauze or tissue would be better.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 3 days ago

Tampons absorb to grow thicker and then staunch the bleeding by blocking it. It's literally called a tamponade.

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 28 points 3 days ago

Tamponade is what they drink in hell on hot days.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Is that like a bloody Mary?

[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I thought it was what vampires drank on a hot day.

[-] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago

A vampire walks into a bar. The bartender asks if he'd like some blood. "Just hot water, please," the vampire responds. The bartender raise an eyebrow, but goes to get the hot water. When he places the mug in front of the vampire, he says, "I thought you were a vampire. Why order hot water?" The vampire pulls a tampon out of his bag and says, "I'm having tea."

You're welcome.

[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

When you tell this joke in person, the crappy vampire accent is a must.

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

My mental voice for that is Vladislav from Among the Shadows

[-] Makhno@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Tamponade is what they drink in heaven on hot days.

[-] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

And if you squeeze it into a glass it's called a kool-ade

[-] froh42@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

What a horrible day to be able to read.

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

They were invented to plug bullet wounds in wartime after all, until nurses noticed they had other practical uses as well.

Don’t quote me on that though, I don’t remember where I read that.

Tampons have been used to manage menstruation for thousands of years. In the 1800s they first started trying to used them for bullet wounds. So they weren't invented for bullet wounds.

Also, just to be clear, don't stick a tampon in a bullet wound. They are not at all an effective dressing. In all cases you are far better off just holding a wad of gauze or similar over the wound and applying pressure. A tampon isn't large enough and doesn't go deep enough to do any good as packing.

isn't large enough and doesn't go deep enough to do any good as packing.

Story of my life.

this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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