• Maeve@kbin.earth
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    1 day ago

    Tbh, feminine hygiene products are used to staunch bleeding when nothing else is around.

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      11 hours ago

      Oh that’s what they mean…

      I thought they just meant clean towels. Like they were disallowing people to launder their towels.

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      1 day ago

      Clothes can be ripped into rags even just folded up and used… are they allowing clothes in?

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        1 day ago

        Idk and I’m at work, I said what I said because it’s true. I would assume “sanitary napkins” may give one a clue. 🤓

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          “A sanitary pad wouldn’t stay in place, wouldn’t soak enough blood and wouldn’t keep the area [clean],” she said, blaming the ban on “completely uneducated, misogynistic fools within the military”.

          If we’re handing out clues.

          • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            When you have literally nothing else, you use what you have on hand. If there’s a woman around, chances are they might have an emergency pad tucked away somewhere.

            Heck back when I was trying to be someone else, I carried a couple pads and tampons in my messenger bag in case a friend needed one. (still do, they’re just in a purse)

    • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      It’s not a good option. Take off your t-shirt and use that before you reach for a maxi-pad.

      Source: First aid training.