Thread: First blood shed! Restoring accident

Originally Posted by Peasel

Superglue is in all my emergency kits! Its in our med bag, so it was the first thing I rooted out. She is more familiar with steri-strips. So far they seem to be holding it.

Superglue can work wonders, though.

yepper...the "emergency surgical adhesive" is nothing more than cyanoacrylate (super glue) with purple dye in it

Sorry to hear about your 'Accident'! With that said there is a wondrous product called "Cut Resistant Gloves" A few dollars spent and the use of this product would have prevented you pain, loss of blood, the waking of the lady friend, basically the entire incident.

I am currently working on cleaning up my first blade and making my first set of scales. Anything around the blade involves the use of the safety gloves! I was a meat cutter and I fully understand the need of taking the time to use what is available to prevent injuries!

Take a quick look online! I know that Amazon.com has them, however you could probably find them less expensive elsewhere. Try your locally owned grocery store, they may be able to help you!

Please remember that the cut resistant gloves should Never be used when working with spinning power equipment! However, they are perfect for hand work!

Accidents happen but most Accidents can be prevented!

Yep, I'm another one who's been there and done that (on several occasions), glad your OK.
But WHERE ARE THE PICS!
Grant

I'm all for the razor jig! Finally broke down and made one a while back and I really don't know how I've been living without it now. So far, knock on wood, I've yet to cut myself like you did however, there have been many close calls. A block of wood, a sheet of aluminum and a few magnets and you might save yourself a few battle scars .

I'm with Grant too... where are the pics man?

First, allow me to state how I enjoy your handle, Mr. Shackleford.

For some reason, I never think to grab the camera when blood sheds. I get videos sent to my phone from buddies being treated in the ER and I always wonder why they think to take pics.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Yep, been there and done that. I don't know about a crushed styptic pencil...but I do know that superglue will close up a gash rather well...something that I picked up in the service and keep it in the shop diligently. Every first aid kit should have at least one tube...

Otoh, I have heard medics say that if you close up a wound with superglue, you had better be sure that no dirt is still inside. Because if it is, you'll get a nasty infection that won't come out on its own.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Otoh, I have heard medics say that if you close up a wound with superglue, you had better be sure that no dirt is still inside. Because if it is, you'll get a nasty infection that won't come out on its own.

never use super glue for any wound.

Bruno, the gentle hands of my fiance peeled both sides back so we could irrigate the wound. But, yes dirt or debris of any kind would indeed cause infection.

Jcsixx, were you just going to leave it at that? Any particular reason why? I have had success with it.

Originally Posted by Peasel

Bruno, the gentle hands of my fiance peeled both sides back so we could irrigate the wound. But, yes dirt or debris of any kind would indeed cause infection.

Jcsixx, were you just going to leave it at that? Any particular reason why? I have had success with it.

Besides the obvious? If superglue worked as a wound treatment system, don't you think the superglue people would try to cash in? Since they haven't, we came assume the risk is greater than the reward.

I will also assume that you used the superglue on a small superficial cut? I will say, people have done stupid things for "treatment" for centuries. Cocaine had medical applications (still does for eye injuries), cure all's of the 1800's which includes ingredients we now know to be poisonous. Hell, even electric shock for a snake bite. Trial and error.

Ideal, of course not. Which is, coincidently, why the health professional in the room at the time refused to let me use it. lol

Does it work? Yes.

Has it worked on more than superficial cuts? Yes.

Had we not had steri-strips... before I'm paying out of pocket for an ER trip, or giving myself the pleasure of suturing a finger with no local anesthetic... I'm going to the glue.

Cocaine, applied topically, probably would have numbed the finger pretty well! But, I would worry too much about what mule's ass it got here in.