just sliced the end of my finger off

[Dave]

Ouch. bark river bravo 1.5 stropping.

 

[Braidsta]

Prior to any first aid knowledge / sense (I was quite young), I stuck mine back on with sellotape. Done the job.

Disclaimer - probably best nobody does the same.

Hope it heals quick mate.

 

[Dave]

thanks. it was just sitting on the blade. end of finger. wouldnt stop bleeding. kept shoving it in plain flour, changing gauze, applying pressure and wrapping a bag o crushed ice around it. think its finally stopping

 

[xylaria]

Ok so why the flour?

It will just add foreign material to the wound as far as I can see.

 

[Dave]

Cause iodine would have stung like hell. I think I read the flours sterile and forms a kind of poultice.

 

[mrcharly]

I think the flour was a bad idea (maybe your judgement was clouded by a touch of shock).

Sticking it back on with sellotape would have been better - micropore even better.

 

[Dave]

too much blood to stick it back on. it hurt like hell running under cold tap, but just pushing it into a bag of plain flour didnt hurt.

 

[mick91]

Cause iodine would have stung like hell. I think I read the flours sterile and forms a kind of poultice.

There's something in it that acts as a coagulant so does stop bleeding faster. Maybe not ideal but it'll graft in a pinch I suppose. How much is off? Finger tips have so many nerve endings too That must have stung

 

[Dave]

Not much, but enough.

 

[mick91]

Not much, but enough.

Zone 1 volar amputation. If I had a quid for every one kind of deal. It probably isn't worth reattatching but might be worth a look in a local walk in center to clean and tidy it up. That being said, good God that must be a sharp blade it's a better wound edge than a scalpel!

Pull me if I have a sick sense of humor but I did have to chuckle at the term "attatched thumbnail" under the picture

 

[Dave]

lol. i missed that very funny. attached thumbnail.....

 

[Dave]

Zone 1 volar amputation. If I had a quid for every one kind of deal. It probably isn't worth reattatching but might be worth a look in a local walk in center to clean and tidy it up. That being said, good God that must be a sharp blade it's a better wound edge than a scalpel!

are you a nurse then mick? stinging like a b*******

 

[cranmere]

Gosh, that was a good one! I'd have stuck it back on, but even if you don't that sort of thing usually heals pretty well especially as it's such a clean cut. It'll be darned painful for a day or two though. I once took a large slice off my thumb and had a small numb area for months, then suddenly it started to itch from the inside which was utterly infuriating, and over a few weeks the feeling came back so presumably it was a nerve very slowly re-growing.

 

[mick91]

are you a nurse then mick? stinging like a b*******

Doctor officially .I specialised in virology by training but did my time in A&E when I was in med school. Every specialised clinician has to do general medicine first. I work as an occupational health / company doc in a factory now so again cuts are my bread and butter. If you can't or won't go to a hospital stick some germolene on it it contains a mild anesthetic and will take the sting out a bit. In fairness even if you where to get it sliced and sutured it would still be stinging. I once sent a #10 scalpel THROUGH my finger end and it still ranks in my top 10 swearing fits of all time

 

[British Red]

I've done that more than once. It'll heal with a scar, but if it doesn't stop leaking or shows any infection signs, see a quack.

Next time try shaving your arm to test it

 

[Dave]

:0) Ive had a few painkillers, but Im going to break fast, and have a few large whiskys I think.

 

[mick91]

:0) Ive had a few painkillers, but Im going to break fast, and have a few large whiskys I think.

I have to admit I would be tempted to do that too. The whiskey would have been fairly useful to sterilize too!

 

[sandbender]

That looks a bit nippy, I hope it sorts itself out eventually.

 

[Dave]

Cheers Andrew. Tis but a scratch.

 

[Dave]

Well it wont stop bleeding. Something a bot more drastic required I think to cauterize the wound somehow.

Least painful idea? I have some tint benz, zinc, friars balsam, but that would produce an impressive amount of pain.

What about a saline solution, just salt water?


Doctor Mick, Im looking at you mate.