History Main / BeefBandage

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The existence of this treatment is TruthInTelevision, although [[DontTryThisAtHome it isn't really recommended that you try it]] unless the steak is fresh out of the fridge or freezer, and sealed inside plastic wrap. Bacteria filled juices seeping into one of the most absorbent parts of your body (the eye) usually isn't good for you. [[StatingTheSimpleSolution You're probably better off with an ice pack]]. [[note]]Oh, and wrap that ice pack in a towel or some other kind of cloth. Those things are cold enough to do some pretty bad things to your skin if you keep 'em on long enough, kids.[[/note]] The reason behind using a steak was the fact that steak in general is kind of flexible and would form to the contour of your eye socket. Bags of frozen vegetables are sometimes used for the same purpose. Nowadays, most people simply recommend a washcloth soaked in cold water. Meat bandages are also an effective way to deal with [[BodyHorror botfly maggots]], as the maggots are likely to leave the infested person's flesh and burrow into the meat, which can then be discarded.

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* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', Hagrid does this with dragon steak once he returns to Hogwarts after meeting with the giants, and enduring some rather brutal beatdowns.

* ''Comicbook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' has one page opening with Kate putting a frozen pea package on her injured forehead while doing a monologue on how [[https://blacknerdproblems.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-07-at-7.38.36-PM-800x475.png "No super hero freezer is not complete without frozen peas. Not for eating of course..." ]]
* In the Franchise/{{Batman}}[=/=]Literature/DocSavage CrossOver, Bruce is spending the morning sitting beside Wayne Manor's pool, discussing the Gotham Gazette's coverage of last night's Batmanning with Alfred.

* In ''ComicBook/RichieRich'', Cadbury had the pleasure of being Beef Bandaged.

* ''Film/AStarIsBorn2018'': After Ally injures her hand punching an obnoxious bar patron, Jackson goes with her to the supermarket and buys frozen veggies and gauze for healing.

* In ''Theatre/TheMoonIsBlue'', after Don receives a shiner from Patty's OverprotectiveDad, Patty, who is concerned about his eye but believes he deserved it, suggests this:

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', Lincoln is given a raw steak by Ronnie Anne, [[LovingBully who gave him a black eye in the first place]].

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': In Season 2's "A Fistful Of Reasons," on two occassions Peter uses frozen steaks to nurse black eyes he had gotten from Buddy Hinton, a bully he was feuding with when Buddy was mocking the lisp of Peter's younger sister, Cindy.

* Done in ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}''.

The existence of this treatment is TruthInTelevision, although [[DontTryThisAtHome it isn't really recommended that you try it]] unless the steak is fresh out of the fridge or freezer, and sealed inside plastic wrap. Cow blood seeping into one of the most absorbent parts of your body (the eye) usually isn't good for you. [[StatingTheSimpleSolution You're probably better off with an ice pack]]. [[note]]Oh, and wrap that ice pack in a towel or some other kind of cloth. Those things are cold enough to do some pretty bad things to your skin if you keep 'em on long enough, kids.[[/note]] The reason behind using a steak was the fact that steak in general is kind of flexible and would form to the contour of your eye socket. Bags of frozen vegetables are sometimes used for the same purpose. Nowadays, most people simply recommend a washcloth soaked in cold water. Meat bandages are also an effective way to deal with [[BodyHorror botfly maggots]], as the maggots are likely to leave the infested person's flesh and burrow into the meat, which can then be discarded.

There are also records of Ancient Egyptians using meat and Honey (actually a somewhat decent antiseptic, given that chemicals in it ward off many types of bacteria) to treat wounds.