Case of the month: Honey I glued the kids: tissue adhesives are not the same as "superglue".
A case of a father who treated his child's facial laceration with the home supply of "superglue" having been previously misinformed that superglue is used to treat lacerations is presented. The differences between tissue adhesive and superglue are described and suggest that emergency staff should be careful to avoid using the term "superglue" when using tissue adhesives.
Cascarini
Luke
L
Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK.
Kumar
Anand
A
D002648:Child; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014014:Tissue Adhesives
D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C008424:methyl 2-cyanoacrylate