Post by: mgdavis on December 09, 2007, 11:34:35 AM
The cut's at least a quarter inch deep, doesn't hurt too bad at least. I'm kind of mad at myself, I haven't done anything like this in quite a while.
CRK&T M21-04.
Post by: K Frame on December 09, 2007, 11:54:24 AM
Put about 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch in the bottom of a dish and push your finger into it nice and hard.
The starch will gelatinize and help seal the wound temporarily.
Post by: Balog on December 09, 2007, 12:01:15 PM
Post by: K Frame on December 09, 2007, 12:10:19 PM
Post by: Balog on December 09, 2007, 12:18:20 PM
Post by: mgdavis on December 09, 2007, 12:42:19 PM
Post by: member1313 on December 09, 2007, 12:47:15 PM
Fun.
Post by: mgdavis on December 09, 2007, 12:50:12 PM
Post by: Fly320s on December 09, 2007, 12:58:53 PM
You cut yourself while at work in a hospital, yet you didn't seek medical attention because you were embarrased?
What would you say to a patient who did that?
Post by: grislyatoms on December 09, 2007, 01:00:24 PM
On the plus side, it was a dang good sammich.
I hope so, if cutting the bejeebus out of yourself is part of the recipe.
Ahh yeah, X-Acto blades. I stuck one into my finger one time trying to clean the molding flash off a metal figurine. Opened up the knuckle pretty well and it bled like crazy.
We had a drunk guy here at the hospital try to lance an abscess in his mouth with an X-Acto blade. I didn't see it but heard about it. Apparently, he did a good number on himself before he decided to come on in.
Post by: K Frame on December 09, 2007, 01:19:32 PM
But wouldn't having food type material imbedded into the wound foster infection?
We're talking purified starch -- carbohydrates -- and some protein, not a ham sandwich.
Essentially what you're doing is making your own ersatz gelfoam (gelatin based).
I would not want to, however, spread the cut wide and force the material deeply into the wound, and that's not what I was suggesting.
Pressing your finger straight down into the flour will cause a little of it to be packed into the upper surface layer of the wound, but the blood will gelatinize that layer very quickly, essentially forming a seal that will help hold blood and and keep more of the flour from being forced into the wound.
In essence, if it's bleeding heavily enough, you make your own compaction dressing.
Post by: K Frame on December 09, 2007, 01:22:58 PM
She was at work one day when they were still using replacable-blade scalpels.
As she was changing the blade, it slipped and put a VICIOUS gash across her palm and partially severed the one tendon in her thumb. She said the rush of blood was as if someone had dropped an IV.
Post by: The Viking on December 09, 2007, 01:42:05 PM
Don't feel bad, MG. One of the women I work with used to be a nurse.
She was at work one day when they were still using replacable-blade scalpels.
As she was changing the blade, it slipped and put a VICIOUS gash across her palm and partially severed the one tendon in her thumb. She said the rush of blood was as if someone had dropped an IV.
I work at a slaughterhouse, so there is often someone who cuts himself. One guy managed to do it seven times. One time he blamed me, after he cut himself on the inside of his lower left arm. I was standing on his right side. No one believed him She was at work one day when they were still using replacable-blade scalpels.
As she was changing the blade, it slipped and put a VICIOUS gash across her palm and partially severed the one tendon in her thumb. She said the rush of blood was as if someone had dropped an IV.
. Poor guy was terribly frightened of needles and such . Too bad he needed to be stitched back together on all occasions .Though there's been some more nasty accidents. One guy almost killed himself when he slipped and made a nice, long gash, running along most of his arm...one guy cut some tendons in his hand, after finding a knife in a drain that was plugged...
Post by: Thor on December 09, 2007, 01:46:14 PM
I DID learn to check for tendon damage before doing that. Cut into my thumb with a hacksaw (The piece I was cutting on sheared before I realized it). I was tempted to superglue it, but something told me not to do that. Turns out I cut both tendons in my thumb. I have used it on other cuts that probably would have required a suture or three.
Post by: BobR on December 09, 2007, 07:32:59 PM
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Post by: mgdavis on December 10, 2007, 02:05:43 PM
When I got home I peeled everything off so I could just throw Bandaids on it. When I got the Surgi-foam and Steri-strips off it looked like this:
It looks like it should heal well, I just hope it doesn't interfere with using the bike's clutch.
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 10, 2007, 02:08:43 PM
Brad
Post by: mgdavis on December 10, 2007, 02:18:32 PM
I never did get a good look at it before I checked myself in, every time I tried it would just start dripping blood again. After doing compression & elevation for a good 30 minutes with not much effect I started thinking about how bad it *might* have been, then my co-worker talked me into getting it checked out pretty easily. I really wish I'd been at home, I just would have done bandaids to start with.
Post by: Paddy on December 10, 2007, 02:26:42 PM
Did I ever tell ya bout the time I cut the end of my thumb off closing a liner lock folder? SWMBO was yammering at me while I was putting up some Christmas stuff for her, and I closed the blade fast and hard. The inside serrated part of the blade took the end of my thumb, almost to the bone, clean off. I didn't figure that out until about an hour later, when it wouldn't stop bleeding.
Post by: Werewolf on December 10, 2007, 02:48:45 PM
You've got bigger problems than those cuts. Been taking a lot of aspirin or other anti-coagulants lately? If no you might wanna run that 30 minute thing past a doctor because a cut like that ought to be done with bleeding within just a few minutes - especially with pressure applied.
Post by: Thor on December 10, 2007, 04:22:21 PM
Post by: Mabs2 on December 10, 2007, 05:46:59 PM
Neat.
Post by: mfree on December 10, 2007, 06:06:32 PM
Deepest I took care of on my own was one where I was hogging out the base of a plastic nose cone and the cheap plastic xacto knife I was using snapped and I zipped the base of the blade in a nice arc along the side of my finger. Pressure, tape, curse words, all OK in about 5 days.
And then there was the time I poked a finger while working on a motor and the reflex jerk managed to skin a few inches of the back of my right hand on a sharp bracket...
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2007, 06:20:47 PM
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Post by: Bogie on December 10, 2007, 08:58:26 PM
For little slices, superglue rocks. If the slice was sharp. If it was a rip, just go in and let the nice torturer slice away...
Post by: DustinD on December 10, 2007, 11:25:33 PM
Wouldn't kotex have anticoagulants in them? I am not a wuss, but any wound big enough for a tampon is going to cause me to seek medical attention.
Post by: Matthew Carberry on December 11, 2007, 12:15:18 AM
Real men use electrical tape and a piece of paper towel or napkin or something. I can't tell you how many times I've put myself back together with electrical tape. Just don't pull the tape too tight or your finger will start to turn purple.
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Post by: TF_FH on December 11, 2007, 09:09:32 AM
He pulled it out and I broke out the paper towel and duct tape. A few hours later we found him with a big smiley face band aid. Freakin no real men left nowadays...
Post by: Matthew Carberry on December 11, 2007, 12:43:38 PM
I was out shooting with some friends once and a bullet hit something downrange that it shouldn't have. Put a piece of the jacket right back into my friends nose. He pulled it out and I broke out the paper towel and duct tape. A few hours later we found him with a big smiley face band aid. Freakin no real men left nowadays...
He pulled it out and I broke out the paper towel and duct tape. A few hours later we found him with a big smiley face band aid. Freakin no real men left nowadays... When you pull off a bank shot like that, you're entitled to a "ta da!".
Post by: BridgeWalker on December 12, 2007, 07:16:24 AM
I think the most fun part was that the ER parking lot was closed and the valet was goofing off, so I got to park about eight miles away and limp. Yes, the hospital apologized profusely about that one and more or less begged me not to sue.
Post by: mfree on December 12, 2007, 07:43:37 AM
Your story has reminded me of the anxiety I used to have about owning only stick-shift vehicles... I really need all four limbs to drive effectively. What do I do if I'm "missing" one?
Post by: mgdavis on December 12, 2007, 08:18:18 AM
Delta9,
Your story has reminded me of the anxiety I used to have about owning only stick-shift vehicles... I really need all four limbs to drive effectively. What do I do if I'm "missing" one?
Your story has reminded me of the anxiety I used to have about owning only stick-shift vehicles... I really need all four limbs to drive effectively. What do I do if I'm "missing" one?
I wonder about that too. I've got a 5-speed in the truck, plus a motorcycle. If either foot is incapacitated I'm essentially SOL. I need the right hand too, I figure I could get by without the left hand though.
Post by: Typhoon on December 12, 2007, 08:31:03 AM
Whoops. Thank goodness I had some pretty good friends.
When it came time to get a new car, what did I get? Stick shift Mustang GT.
Post by: roo_ster on December 12, 2007, 09:51:39 AM