SwimModSponges Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Do you know what to do if you fall while holding a knife and accidentally puncture your abdomen? Are you prepared for when disaster strikes?
SwimModSponges Posted September 5, 2018 Author Posted September 5, 2018 911 can take upwards of an hour to arrive. Do you have that kind of time while you're bleeding? Wouldn't it be nice if you had some sterilized gauze and adhesive bandages on there?
NaBarney Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: Wouldn't it be nice if you had some sterilized gauze and adhesive bandages on there? Gorilla tape
midnight Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Just eat a burrito and wait. Don’t be a puss. 1
Rogue_Alphonse Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 20 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: Do you know what to do if you fall while holding a knife and accidentally puncture your abdomen? Are you prepared for when disaster strikes? Tourniquet it and wait.
Poof Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: 911 can take upwards of an hour to arrive. Do you have that kind of time while you're bleeding? Wouldn't it be nice if you had some sterilized gauze and adhesive bandages on there? If it's life threatening, gauze and bandages isnt going to make much of a difference. The only thing thatll save you is pressure applied correctly.
Codename: Jackass Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 I have gauze (rolls and pads), cloth tape, adhesive bandages, antibiotic ointment, triangular bandage for support or tourniquet, isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, BURN-JEL, super glue, scissors, needle and thread and an ace bandage.
KimopoBotar Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Shit. I forgot to order first aid kits. Shit. I hope all my safety audit sites have fully stocked first aid kits.
Still Me Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, SwimModSponges said: Do you know what to do if you fall while holding a knife and accidentally puncture your abdomen? Are you prepared for when disaster strikes? I have a table spoon of hydrogen peroxide...and a hand full of bandaids I swiped from work... im over prepared
NSAID Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 I have a ton of various sized bandages and gauze and also whatever I could find that seemed like it could be useful that I liberated from the doctor's office over time (about eight years ago for newest) mixed with stuff I got from my grandparents house that is probably damn near the same age as I am. Meaning most of it is suspect and I forget this til I need it. Also have some hello kitty bandages for when minor cuts encourage me to make myself look like a tool and med size ones for covering work burns. While I suppose it could give me comfort to walk by each day, I don't know that having a more heavy duty kit would be useful if I was injured to the point of becoming a part of the yearly statistic on home accidents.
molarbear Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 I just follow the general practice I was taught in Elementary school of carrying sharp objects with their sharp points towards the ground Otherwise if it's a puncture wound I always leave the object in instead of pulling it out while applying pressure around the wound Tourniquets and that @Rogue߷Alphonse suggested are damn near impossible on the Torso to my knowledge. You'd be cutting blood flow to near 50% of the body, also the power needed to cut off blood flow to your abdominal region would be of Hulk-ish or require probably at least 6 people using their full strength, it'd also probably crush the shit out of your abdominal muscles. The whole wait thing, if you ever put a tourniquet on someone it's best to write the exact time on said tourniquet when it was applied so the EMT's/Hospitals know what they're working with. It's a last resort to stop someone from bleeding out, it's basically you're willing to sacrifice the limb to save someone.
PhilosipherStoned Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 yes. p.s. being a blade enthusiast I've already done this as well as almost cut a finger off sharpening drunkily..
mthor Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 Shit, who needs that? I can do more with a couple of Band-Aids than most people can do with a fully stocked first aid kit. 1
discolé monade Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 small road side in car. a varying array of what should go into a kit, but not in an actual kit. small kit on fridge, that should get stocked up. knows cpr/first aid. puncture will require pressure to the wound. yeah...i think i could handle it. 1
Phillies Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 I have a stash of poptarts in the basement. 1
mthor Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 46 minutes ago, discolemonade said: small road side in car. a varying array of what should go into a kit, but not in an actual kit. small kit on fridge, that should get stocked up. knows cpr/first aid. puncture will require pressure to the wound. yeah...i think i could handle it. Just make sure you have a mask for CPR - you don't know where that mouth has been. 1
Mini_ghost420 Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 the last time I held a knife and stabbed my abdomen I did it on purpose. my first aid kit is fully stocked with something else
discolé monade Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 2 hours ago, mthor said: Just make sure you have a mask for CPR - you don't know where that mouth has been. true story. but there are rare occasions when a t~shirt or plastic bag can be mcguiver'd into something.
wacky1980 Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 i have one in each bathroom, plus another in the kitchen and a trauma kit in the go bag. the house kits are all pretty standard: gauze, ointment, bandaids, heat blankets, pills, tweezers, needle/thread, steri-strips, alcohol, etc etc. but the go bag has all of that and the hefty stuff too: clotting sponges, tourniquets, syringes, splints, real good pills, moleskin, wire saw, pliers/multitool, probably some other stuff i'm forgetting. never know when you'll need to take off a foot or pack a sucking chest wound.
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