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My first...
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:53 pm
by cjensen
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:11 pm
by JohnR
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:33 pm
by N200PF
OUCH!!! Nice war wounds guys!
OK let's not turn this in to a contest or we'll end up with pictures from INSIDE the ER!
- Peter
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:43 am
by Womack2005
Good Golly! Code Blue!
Bob said he was looking for pics of the week, but I don't think these are it
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:50 pm
by svanarts
No way this is great I think Bob should do a piece on "your worst injury so far" It would be a great safety article I think. In fact I just emailed Bob and he is on it!
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:42 pm
by TomNativeNewYorker
Put some M.E.K on it!
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:46 pm
by cjensen
EEWWW! That stings just thinking about it!!
or you could . . .
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:06 pm
by aparchment
I knew a fellow model builder who would keep CA glue (cyanoacrylate - basically super glue) handy so that he could CA his skin back together in the shop if he cut himself. I just shook my head when I heard this.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:51 pm
by jim_geo
CA is good stuff for putting skin back together with. I think it's a common use for it.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:03 pm
by bmurrish
Wondering what Dr. Short's take is going to be on this thread.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:51 pm
by cjensen
Was wondering that myself, Bill...Where you at T??
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:52 pm
by cnpeters
Cyanoacrylate glues work good, though it is difficult to apply without a helper. We have used them for years now in the ER and my family practice clinic, but they are not too popular due to the time to apply and difficulty with applying to a dry surface. Our "medical" glue is the same as what you can find in Home Depot, just 10X the cost.
Technique is as follows:
Laceration needs to be cleaned, then sides held together so there is no gap. Surface needs to be dry, which is a big problem since many of these bleed and folks don't want to hang around the clinic for an hour or two until it stops. While a helper holds the sides together, the glue is 'painted' in layers longitudinally over the wound, allowing each to dry before the next is applied. That's it. Eventually, the glue comes off since your skin slowly 'sheds' the outer epidermal layer microscopically.
Sutures still are common, as are steristrips (little tape strips).
I usually slap on a bandaid and move on, or use steristrips for a deeper laceration along with a splint if a finger (uhh, like the one I had where a utility knife skipped the straight edge while cutting drywall and went across the thumb, to the bone baby). I've never had the balls to suture myself Rambo style. And Chad, don't forget to embellish your story a bit around the guys at Image Air (a pitbull attack, dueling cut, martial arts incident etc sounds better than a metal burr
)
Carl
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:58 pm
by cjensen
My first...
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:23 am
by RandyBrooks
When this sort of thing happens to me; after I collect myself (and my tools) I comfort myself with the knowledge that my skin heals much faster than the aluminium does.
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:02 am
by cjensen
to Rivetbangers Randy!! Stick around and bring a friend!!
Whatcha buildin'??
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:15 pm
by RV7Factory
Ouch Chad! Be well.
My first...
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:17 am
by RandyBrooks
Howdy.
My brother and I are building an RV9A in my shop. Working on the the empennage in my "spare" time.
Hoping the pace will pick up as we are both getting close to retirement and I want to fly...
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to Rivetbangers Randy!! Stick around and bring a friend!!