Knife Bite Remedies

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I ripped a piece of skin off my knuckle whittling down a knot on a walking stick blank while I was watching my kids at the playground. I was trying out a CS Vaquero, and the super-aggressive grip combined with taking down hard wood skipped the blister stage and went right to ripping off skin, for band-aid number one. An idiot moment led to the second injury on the same finger when I answered the phone without putting down the blade I was working on. This time it's a nice clean slice, probably one but maybe two stitches long. A little swearing, some cleaning and direct pressure, and then I find that the liquid super glue I keep in the first aid kit has dried out despite never being opened--guess it's been a while since the last cut. So I get out the gel super glue, and promptly make a bloody mess getting myself back together. Thus band-aid number two. Honestly, liquid can be just as bad given that I am usually doctoring one-handed, with my off-hand at that.

So my thought is "there has to be a better way." A quick forum search didn't get me far, so my question to all is: what is your favorite method or product for knife bite first aid? I mean aside from basic elevation, direct pressure, ice, etc.
 
I use super glue on actual deep cuts if and when i get them. Never had a problem and the scars are minimal compared to stitches. If its really bad i keep butterfly bandages to help keep it closed whole the glue sets. Sometimes leaving them on if i feels its neccessary. Now If its a flapping piece of dead skin you dont glue it because its not going to heal right. In those cases i rip off the offending tissue and simply put a bandaid on it. And i only use antibiotic creams if it starts getting red and inflamed.
 
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Neosporin & bandaid it; GTG...

Otherwise call an amberlamps.
 
I've also used super glue for cuts, but to stop bleeding there is a product on the market (a powder, sorry don't recall the name) that is very good. Ask your local pharmacist about it.
Rich
 
Rich S said:
I've also used super glue for cuts, but to stop bleeding there is a product on the market (a powder, sorry don't recall the name) that is very good. Ask your local pharmacist about it.
Rich
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Styptic powder.
 
Until recently th establshment has never accepted the use of honey for a wound dressing because they didn't know the exact mechanism .This despite use for thousands of years. BUT as of 2013 they do know ! It has antibiotic effect and speeds healing by increasing the flow of leukosytes .It also doesn't stick to the wound , the scab comes off with the dressing when changed .
 
The absence of beer......... A couple months ago I did some serious damage cutting open a package of hotdogs no less....:rolleyes:
 
Rich S said:
I've also used super glue for cuts, but to stop bleeding there is a product on the market (a powder, sorry don't recall the name) that is very good. Ask your local pharmacist about it.
Rich
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Put a leather belt in your mouth when using it though. Its the same kind of stuff that they use on dogs nails after they trim and get a bleeder. And there is a reason dogs jump out of their skin when you dip a toe in it. In the great words of Jesse Ventura "I dont have time to bleed"
 
100+ proof whiskey works good - keep drinking and rinsing till the bleeding slows, then bandage.
- mustard for burns.
 
I carry both Iodine and krazy glue for small wounds, one disenfects, the other seals. I also carry waterproof bandages, but those are more for backup than anything else.

For really big wounds, QuikClot is a literal life-saver if you're bleeding out, my younger brother hit his hand with his very sharp axe while trimming a tree (held the tree below the branch he was trimming, a rookie mistake that he should've known not to make), the leather palm of his synthetic work gloves stopped the blade from taking his whole thumb off by stopping the blade, but it still sunk to the bone quite easily. To his credit, he didn't make any exclamation, just put pressure on the wound and went and grabbed his QuikClot, put the powder on the wound and it stopped the bleeding almost immediately. It might be expensive, but it's more than worth it if you happen to need it.
 
I think it's kind of funny that on a forum dedicated to all manner of sharp cutting tools that there isn't a FIRST AID subforum. :D
 
mete said:
Until recently th establshment has never accepted the use of honey for a wound dressing because they didn't know the exact mechanism .This despite use for thousands of years. BUT as of 2013 they do know ! It has antibiotic effect and speeds healing by increasing the flow of leukosytes .It also doesn't stick to the wound , the scab comes off with the dressing when changed .
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Nice to know, going to start keeping honey packets in my backpack... serves 2 uses, one to stop bleeding and one for sugar (great for long hikes).
 
Super glue, styptic pencil, butterfly bandages or just good ol' direct pressure around home.

A couple honey packets (carried in zip locks to avoid accidental messes), butterfiles and a few tampons (you can use small bits of them to plug cuts; whole ones for bullet wounds) are always with me in the woods. I've even used dental floss or even ponytail rings to wrap a few gaping wounds until real first aid can be had.
 
I also cast my vote for sobriety as a means for treating stupid behavior. That seems to remedy the self-injury problem in 90% of the cases. Another easy fix, that works in 100% of cases, is to keep your body parts behind the cutting edge.
 
Patience
Helps to alleviate
Patients

That and alcohol also helps ease the pain.
 
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