just sliced the end of my finger off
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Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
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.
Sticking it back on with sellotape would have been better - micropore even better.
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
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
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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.
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
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
Next time try shaving your arm to test it
I have to admit I would be tempted to do that too. The whiskey would have been fairly useful to sterilize too!
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.
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.
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