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Crikey DrP that's a nasty cut. 😯
Nice pics though. 
I want a Mora knife now.
Er, what MrNutt said!
Hope you didn't ruin the night for the others ya big clumsy. 🙂
Very VERY nearly did the same thing on saturday with an axe while cutting wood for my kelly kettle.
Also in a secret location, perhaps that's the problem?
From now on I camp next to main roads
From now on I camp next to [s]main roads[/s] A&E
Going by the carparks, I think the cost of a pitch might be prohibitive!
But the big question is... Was Duct tape enough for the First Aid? Or were those butterfly stitches necessary after all.
Heal fast. And I too want one of those knives now!
Thanks for the recommendation, just ordered the knife.
c
Mora knives are incredible value. The Scandi grind bushcraft knives are really great to use. I have two (I also own a Sebenza for context and to show I'm a bit of a knife snob). Be aware though, that they are high carbon steel and will build up a patina and/or rust depending on moisture and humidity. Plenty of folks build up a great patina with various semi-caustic concoctions of fruit, onions, vinegar etc.
I have to say, as an ex-pat of quite a few years that it's great to see the Great British piss-taking over the injury. I once snapped my Achilles' tendon playing rugby and was told in no uncertain terms by the 'team medic' (I think 'least drunk spectator' is a better term) to gaffer tape it up and get back on the field. Not helpful at the time, but I look back on it with a sense of fond amusement.
I did use superglue on a cut once. Was at a party, opening a bottle of wine with an inappropriate implement, and made a sizeable incision on one of my fingers. Held it shut with Bounty for a while but it was too deep and would not stop bleeding. We were all drunk and some ex-military, so it was considered a field-expedient repair to just superglue it up to allow continued drinking. I have an awkward scar and no feeling in the top of one finger as a result.
Please excuse the ramblings. I am in an airport with time to kill and a lot of nice wine at my disposal.
Forgot to say get well soon Dr P, you pillock 😉
Just noted the mod edit on the front page - apologies for those who've been put of their sausages with that...
DrP
Sausages! Thats what I crave!
I rate my mora pretty highly but its but its not a knife for waving around!
Or were those butterfly stitches necessary after all.
The steristrips are used OVER the 'sewn' sutures - this was more than a steristrip job! (though duct tape, super glue, and zip ties would also have been adequate...!)
DrP
Mora knife, mora problems.
Mora lotta laughs...
DrP
[i]Mora lotta laughs...
DrP[/i]
So, now you're considering moving into surgical work ?
I thought you would have asked yourself the obvious question, while being all tufty-tufty, out in the wilds: What would John Rambo do?
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Looks nasty that DrP. Hope you're back to full fitness soon fella. You daft sod! 😉
In a seriousness though what kind of first aid course would show you how to deal with this kind of thing, I carry a first aid kit that could probably deal with that properly atleast temporarily. Buggered if I would know what to do short of flushing it with saline eye wash couple of butterfly stitches and a bandage... then call the air ambulance 🙂
In a seriousness though what kind of first aid course would show you how to deal with this kind of thing, I carry a first aid kit that could probably deal with that properly atleast temporarily. Buggered if I would know what to do short of flushing it with saline eye wash couple of butterfly stitches and a bandage... then call the air ambulance 🙂
What I did was:
- Pressure with sterile swab and 'direct pressure' (Squeezing it)
- Wrap bandage around it
- make way to place of healthcare provision
No point trying to steristrip it in the field as there was too much blood for them to stick, I knew it needed sewing up, and faffing about failing to fix it would have led to more bleeding and more mess.
Pressure (over a dressing) as a temp fix was all that was needed.
If i was in the middle of nowhere, I'd have a)taken more kit with me, and b)used said kit to try to fix it myself.
I wasn't, so I didn't!
DrP
[i]I'd have a)taken more kit with me[/i]
I thought taking a cheeseboard on a bivvi showed a fine sense of the relative importance of civilised living vs decent first aid provision 😉
ah yes pressure.. knew i forgot something!
I once had to deal with my dad placing a set of sheep sheers inside his thing all 8 inches of it. Pressure was applied.
A cheeseboard and port. We're not animals...
DrP
[i]I once had to deal with my dad placing a set of sheep sheers inside his thing[/i]
When a few words conjures up a mental image that'll stay with you for years.
DrP - I thought opening the port with a machete showed you're not afraid to rough it just a little, though 🙂
Oh my!
Thats one of my less fortunate typos!
Taken some time, but finished the write up of this particular unfortunate trip!!
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DrP
Nice! Glad you've got full function back. It looked nasty for a while.
Nice blog!
Nice write up.
Also pleased this was bumped, cos I missed joshvegas's "[i]all 8 inches of it[/i]" previously 😆
Great write up, love the fat bike action pics!
Glad I can be of assistance Dez