Cauterize – Fire to heal wounds? 😮

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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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The heat doesn’t heal you, it just stops you from actively bleeding out. And yes it really is done during surgical procedures to stop bleeding.

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