Are there any feild guides as to you need stitches for?

samcolt

I have always wondered what the guidelines there are for whether a cut is severe enough for stitches. I cut the Sh*t out of my left index finger- split the nail and the slice into the tip. And yes I do feel stupid( and my wife is helping me feel even stupider!)
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nwmanitou · Survivalist in training Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 83

Personally I'd avoid stiches and use steri strips instead. Or even super glue. Outside of a sterile environment Every time you push that needle through you are inoculating yourself with all sorts of bacteria. Clean up the wound, glue it shut with superglue, or tape it shut with steri strips, then wrap it in guaze. (superglue works great, btw)

samcolt · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:54 am Post subject:

ah yes that does make sense- super is sterile? Or do you have to get the Nu-skin stuff?
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j_wilson (howlin wolf) · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject:

Both work fine, I have personally been using super glue to seal wounds since 1993 so 16 years, never had an infection from it!! God I feel old!!
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ArizonaBushman · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

I have sewn my self up before. But I took care to properly clean everything with iodine and alcohol. I used cotton balls dowsed with alcohol to wipe down the needle and several others to clean the equipment and my hands. It is the friction caused by the rubbing that actually kills the bacteria. After I was done I boiled the forceps and tweezers. Granted in an emergency situation I strongly recommend super glue or butterfly strips (if the strips will hold) I have had several cases were they wouldn't. It was just too wet out. But same here I never once got an infection using superglue and I have had some pretty bad cuts. I personally don't recommend self suturing. You have to know exactly what you are doing.

I can however do a much better job than the Dr. lol. The two obvious times I sewed myself up you cant even see the suture marks, just a big scar is all.
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samcolt · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject:

Man I did get off lucky this time and dont need stiches, but the question did come to mind. I will probably lose my fingernail, but hey it will grow back.
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j_wilson (howlin wolf) · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject:

If it's just the top layer you will grow it back, if it got completely ripped out, you are screwed!! Post some pics!!
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samcolt · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

I did under knife safety( there are from my self phone so not good quality). But I am just wondering why no one has made comment about my spelling? Laughing

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j_wilson (howlin wolf) · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

I will have to check them out!!
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