How do you know when you need stiches?

[quinny]

how long do you let it bleed, if its not a cut and dry situation?

[hlke]

Aaaah, this was an hour and a half ago, so I hope you've figured it out!

When it's borderline, I use a lot of direct pressure (30 minutes without taking the pressure off), butterfly strips if it seems like it would help, or that "nu skin" wound glue, which was recommended to C by a random ER doc she met on a mountain hiking after she'd cut her knee open. He says it's what they use in the ER now for things that don't obviously need stitches.

Hope everyone is okay!

[mk]

Everything ok??

From Mandy's phone

[kershnic]

If it's face or somewhere a scar would be particularly undesirable, stitches. If it's really gaping and/or you can see other gross stuff inside (fat, etc.) Then go. Otherwise probably wait. Hope you got it figured out by now though!

[quinny]

Yeah. I'm ok! I sliced my finger open, trying to pry a frozen teething toy out of our automatic ice machine mechanism. It got lodged in the grinder and froze there. Instead of thawing it, I decided to push on it with a knife. Lord.. My finger is sliced really deep but it stopped bleeding through bandaids after 3 or 4.

[bluedaisyus]

Yikes, glad the bleeding has stopped! I hope it heals up quickly!

[hensmum]

Aug 17, 2012 20:06:39 GMT -5 quinny said:

Yeah. I'm ok! I sliced my finger open, trying to pry a frozen teething toy out of our automatic ice machine mechanism. It got lodged in the grinder and froze there. Instead of thawing it, I decided to push on it with a knife. Lord.. My finger is sliced really deep but it stopped bleeding through bandaids after 3 or 4.

Omg! Having kids is dangerous, haha! Glad you're okay!