Wife cut both tendons on index finger, left hand with my Sod buster

crom said:
Thanks for all the well wishes. Funny thing is, the same knife got me really good in my left index finger too, at the knuckle. I was cutting a cable tie at a weird angle (kind of bent over inside a multi media cabinet not designed for adults to be mucking around in) while using my left hand to brace myself. The knife cut the cable tie and proceeded to stab that knuckle. I never got medical attention for it but I think I did something to my tendon as well. My brother in law was around when I told my wife i'm getting rod of the knife. He now has it knowing full well it has gotten both of us. I warned him to be careful haha!
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The "ghost in the knife"? Some knives are just naturally thirsty it seems. Best wishes to your wife for speedy healing. I've had wives and children who couldn't help but get all stabby-cutty when they handled my knives. For the most part, they learned to use the tool correctly, and quit blaming me for their ineptitude with knives. An exception being the wife who could not be trusted with an electric weed eater much less a push mower.

awh said:
those chinese packaged toys can be almost impossible to remove from packaging without jeopardizing your health, if not from a sharp instrument, then from the jagged plastic corners.
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I'll double-up on the suggestion of a pair of heavy kitchen/game shears. Most of those pilferproof packages do show a picture of scissors opening the package. And many kitchen chores such as dressing birds and fish are easier and safer for some people if using a shear. They are less stabby. Gerber is one brand that comes to mind. Mine were made by Schrade before that company folded.

Michael
 
I would get her a Spyderco Para 2 to celebrate once she's all healed up.

Proper handling comes from regular use. She's learned the big lesson and should be safer with knives now than ever before (paying attention to where the blade will go after the cut).
I agree that some people just don't have the general sense of environmental awareness to handle knives regularly, but everyone should at least try. One serious cut is a lesson, two is an accident, three is a trend. After three you start making rules.
 
Hope the healing goes well and "Daddy" don't burn out.
 
My best for a speedy recovery. The way they wrap stuff now days is diabolical and unnecessary. Good ideas about scissors.
 
Sounds like your going to have your hands full. Hope your wife has a speedy recovery. I know what its like to have two dogs, a baby, and a small child. You defiantly need each others help.
 
Smoke and prayers out for you and yours.

I cut a tendon on my index finger when I was 17 and 33 years later I still have problems with it but I never saw a surgeon I just butterfly taped it and it healed.

as for the 18 month old and 5 year old I had to do the same thing but with only one kid, first at 18 months then again at 5, she's now 20 and ya know what, I'm still taken care of her. ;)
 
Yup, we've been together 22 years, married 8 of those. I had a Frost Cutlery bali (don't laugh I was wicked fast with it!) in my pocket the day I met her, haha! Oh the days before I could buy what I really wanted! Anyhow she was rushing it if I know her, I told her she should have used the Chive I stuffed in her purse a while back. I think the soddie's blunt tip may have contributed to it as she told me she was trying to begin the cut in the packaging when it happened. Josh, funny you should sahy that about the Para2 because that's what I'be been eyeballing the last few weeks!
 
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I gave up using knives to cut heavy duty blister packs and similar items a while back, I'll do it in a pinch but only if I can't find a handy pair of tin snips. EMT shears work great too, need to get some of those. I keep forgetting to pick up a pair whenever I'm at the hardware store.
 
crom said:
Thanks for all the well wishes. Funny thing is, the same knife got me really good in my left index finger too, at the knuckle. I was cutting a cable tie at a weird angle (kind of bent over inside a multi media cabinet not designed for adults to be mucking around in) while using my left hand to brace myself. The knife cut the cable tie and proceeded to stab that knuckle. I never got medical attention for it but I think I did something to my tendon as well. My brother in law was around when I told my wife i'm getting rod of the knife. He now has it knowing full well it has gotten both of us. I warned him to be careful haha!
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Same thing hapened here. I was cutting a zip tie with a newly sharpened SAK. Through the zip tie, the knuckle, and half way to the first joint of my index finger. I don't know how I managed not to sever any tendons. I still get queasy thinking about it.

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Post-op is never fun, and not being able to use your hand is even less so.

yoda4561 said:
I gave up using knives to cut heavy duty blister packs and similar items a while back, I'll do it in a pinch but only if I can't find a handy pair of tin snips. EMT shears work great too, need to get some of those. I keep forgetting to pick up a pair whenever I'm at the hardware store.
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I use EMT shears to open up blister packs. Works like a charm and I'm yet to injure myself with them.

Given my collection of self inflicted "oopsies", I am seriously thinking about switching my EDC from a knife to a scissors based multi tool and a mini prybar.
 
XanRa said:
Ok everybody keeps saying emt shears- what in the world are those?!
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They're sometime referred to as paramedics shears, trauma shears, or penny-cutting scissors. They're a pair of short bladed/long handled angled shears with blunt tips used to cut clothing away from injured patients. They will go through just about anything, but tend to make a mess of lighter weight (i.e. nylon) textiles. Cheap and very usefull.

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http://www.amazon.com/320B-Medicut-...ef=sr_1_8?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1305488165&sr=1-8
 
Damn. All these cutting stories are making me sick to my stomach(what a wimp!). Yet, I kept reading them.

Give your wife a boquet along with some kindergarten safety scissors. Smile when you do this.
 
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