Cauterize – Fire to heal wounds? 😮

Question

In a scene from The Blacklist, one of the characters uses a lighter on a wound to “cauterize” it. It looks painful but works. What exactly is it and is it actually done in medical scenarios?

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Answer 1

There are better ways to stop bleeding but in some situations you can burn a wound to make it stop bleeding. If it’s your only option, that sucks, but it’s still better than bleeding out.