Originally Posted by
slidergirl
Just had an accident that ended up with getting chemical cauterization done on a wound. Silver nitrate was used for the cauterization. I'm flying in two days. Is that silver nitrate going to alarm??? I have to keep the gaping hole in my finger covered because exposure to light will turn the skin around the would black...
In your shoes, I'd worry a lot less about the possibility that you're going to alarm for nitrates than that some TSA employee with an imaginary MD is going to demand that you uncover the wound.
Best of luck with that.