BK9 bite (graphic pics )

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I posted this on BCUSA awhile back. I thought you folks might find in interesting.


Last winter I was out on an overnight backpack. Its January and I’m in North western PA. so it’s cold snowy and wet. After I got my shelter set up I started working on collecting and prepping wood for a fire. After batoning through some hemlock I started to stand so I could grab some more wood. Of course I was lazy, and didn’t sheath my knife. While I was standing my foot sliped in the snow, and the blade lightly touched my knee. I knew I was cut but it didn’t really hurt. I stuck two of my fingers through the slice in my pants, and my thermal layer was soaking wet. I pulled my fingers out, and they were covered in blood. I then excused myself, and quickly retreated to my tarp. Then I grabbed the FAK, and opened my pant leg to see what I was dealing with. It wasn’t to bad but it was still a little nasty. I flushed it with an iodine solution. It was only 20 degrees so I didn’t flush it as well as I would have liked. I closed the wound with steri-strips, and used benzoin tincture to aid adhesion. I then covered everything up with a piece of 3X3 gauze.



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Everything held together during the walk out in the morning, and heeled up fine.
 
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Ouch.

That looks pretty bad. I hope it healed up fine.

Did you sharpen the knife or was it the factory edge?
 
WOW, that is some good stuff there. That BK, she do take a bit.

Good lookin' work. Much scarring?

Moose
 
I think I need to upgrade my FAK after seeing what yours has in it...... I don't think I've ever carried Iodine solution, nice work man!!
 
One of my most severe cuts while hiking, has been because i was too lazy to sheath my knife. Good to see you carried a FAK and you obviously knew how to use it :thumbup:
 
Nice cut, brother. Looks like you know your first aid, I need some of those steri strips in my FAK. Hope it healed/heals up nicely. Chicks dig scars!
 
I came to this thread looking for pics of your arm or leg missing when I read bk9! Looks like you were prepared, which is great. Pics of the scar?
 
shoulda scoped out the knee while you were in there...

pix of scar please :)
 
That looks awesome, I hope you didnt run to the doctor afterwards.

I want to see the scar also, stitches are for wimps......;)
 
Nice clean cut ... If the blade penetrated the clothing layers and then cut like this , I guess it's pretty sharp ;)
BTW , I try to stuff disposable razors into my fak's (I steal them from my wife) . Shaving a 3 inch perimeter around a wound makes it easier to bandage and reduces the risk for infection . And no , my knives are not as sharp as a disposable razor...:o
 
Thanks for having the guts to post a pic of a self inflicted injury.

We don't talk about safety much, and this is a good reality check.

Another reason to have a buddy with you when you are out in the timber.
 
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