FASTER MIKE!!

took a chunk out of my finger and its been bleeding all day. well i've change the plasters 3 times, what the best way to deal with it?

cheers mike

jods

errrrm.

get it stitched up. but MAKE SURE you have a local aneasthetic (sp)
I didn't and to say it hurt would be a bit of an understatement

djuk

I did something similar last summer whilst cutting some cable ties with a 4" blade (stupidly cutting towards me because of the angle) and took a really deep chunk out of my thumb. I decided not to have it looked at and just used plasters to keep it all together.

Did no harm really, bit of a scar but not too fussed about that. Main thing is its healed. Really depends how deep your cut is but probably be ok just patching it up and changing the plasters on a regular basis.

Patt@firstime

I did the same on xmas eve, was in pub and because of a faulty chair I got my thumb caught and trapped and took the end off it bled everywhere and the manager took me to the back to wash it put a plaster on it, a free pint and normal service was resumed - it's a major chain and the old 'where theres blaim theres a claim' must have crossed his mind as was crapping himself and kept asking 'your not going to sue are you...'

misty

Super glue the wound together mate! That's what they're using in casualty now.
dave

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I think your right...I've got a bottle of that "new skin" stuff which you put on cuts and grazes. It smells and applies exactly like glue


Stings like crazy too

FASTER MIKE!!

cheers guys well i have'nt bled to death, it seems to have stoped now with a fresh plaster on quite tight, just gona keep changing them. can't be arsed to go to casualty, as i don't think its that bad. it was bad enough putting it under the tap nevermind putting new skin on thats just sadistic plus is prob to deep for that stuf.

mike

Patt@firstime

On holiday once I was riding a bike on a sandy/gravel floor and went to stop and put my (bare) foot down and grated the end of my toes off - had to have 'new skin' applied, I was only about 15 but it still brings a tear to my eye thinking of it now

It is evil stuff

Dracoro

put a butterfly stitch on it.

FASTER MIKE!!

theres nothing to really stich/ pull together as such as it quite wide, on the end of my finger.

fitzscoob

cutting some materials at work with a scalpel, took the corner off my finger, about a 5 mm lump, docs had nothing to stitch so all they did was wrap it as tight as possible to reduce the flow of blood - the bandage hurt more than the cut!

did have to have another tetenus (spelling) jab though.

richiewong

Remember to rub salt and add a few drops of lemon juice to that, works wonders

...and I work for the NHS

NotoriousREV

I cut the end of my finger quite badly while fitting an a-pillar pod for my boost guage. It wouldn't stop bleeding after about an hour of applying pressure (and it bled A LOT!) so went to the local minor injuries unit. Every time my heart pumped a fine jet of blood shot a few feet from the end of my finger, it was very cool! I now have a thick scar and vey little feeling in my fingertip. All they did was put a tight plaster on it

ajm

LOL!

I had the same from my hand. Was a bit drunk and accidentally stabbed myself in the back of the hand at this girl's party. It must have nicked a decent blood vessel as I squirted nice bright red arterial blood all over her pristine new kitchen.

The hospital stitched it up as the wound itself was quite small (long narrow bladed knife). But it must have bled inside for a while as my whole hand went black and blue!

Blew my chances that night though!

ChavSaz

just apply pressure and keep your hand risen

Aaquil

I'd go to A&E mate if it doesn't stop bleeding.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

super glue works a treat heals up then just pull the glue off

Scooby Roo

Superglue, invented during the Vietnam War to sort our wounds quickly. Stick it togever and get back into the fight,grunt!!

Roo

Either that or use vaseline (oi, don't start oooo errr ) I stabbed meself in the leg while moving house. Went to Casualty, 4 hours later thought sod that put some vaseline on and went to the pub, no probs.

Clarebabes

I'm always cutting myself. Dave shakes his head every time I chop an onion.

Last time I did it badly, it bled for a day and ached alot, but a tight plaster always does the trick. I have quite a few scars from chopping veg

Midlife......

iTrader: (2)

Mike........Sorry mate didn't spot this one

Gotta be careful about hands, if not sorted then mail me on shaunwhitehead@aol.com

Shaun

skiddus_markus

Make your own plaster stitches by cutting several long thin strips(3mmx50mms)and pulling them tight over the cut.A normal plaster has the guaze bit in the middle which isn't sticky.

FASTER MIKE!!

its ok guys and girls it stopeed bleeding yesterday now it stopped it does'nt look too bad. tight plasters seem to have done the trick. might put some of that new skin on it if i'm feeling brave just to help it on

mike

Ninnybobs

Mike,

It's not your 'fruit machine' finger is it. :0

Glad to here it's not as bad as first thought

Martin

John Catlin

A & E is the best answer, you may regret it later.

No extra charge to cut off on special at the moment.

FASTER MIKE!!

no the frute machine finger is intact unfortuatly so i can't get out of that one