Talk:Tampon/Archives/2018

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Bullet wounds

I have just added a relevant quote from 1860, but have also removed the following statement: "The tampon was however never used to treat bullet wounds in the 1800s as common legend holds." At the very least, that needs a citation – both for the "common legend", and for its refutation. However, it seems to me that it depends what you mean by "tampon": pre-20th century, the word was used for a bundle of rags etc, rather than something purpose-designed, and clearly bundles of rags often were used to stop bullet and other wounds. Maybe the statement could be modified, but it needs more careful wording and citations. Eric Pode lives (talk) 11:34, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I think if you want to say "rags were used to stop bullet wounds", that's not really specific to a tampon, and the word you're looking for is "bandages". I've seen the claim though, so maybe it's worth putting in the article? No-genius (talk) 00:08, 1 April 2018 (UTC)