Was cutting some foam with one of those knives with the extending blades when, oops, that'll be my thumb then ::) The blade caught in the foam, dragged to its full extent then impacted length ways up my thumb. Result - 3cm long gash from the top of the cuticle, across the first joint and ending just below the knuckle, fortunately the blade impacted square on the bone and stopped, it didn't go off at an angle. So, in the past, I have seen the inside of my knees and some of the fingers of my right hand, now I know what the inside of my thumb looks like too ;D, interesting watching the joint moving.
I didn't see the point in driving all the way to Dundee to the A&E, so I had a root around in my first aid pack, found some old steri-strips which still were sticky so got Della to put 3 of them on and covered it all with a big plaster.
Have to say it is getting a bit nippy now but it has been a couple of hours so that must be it healing.
So just you lot be careful when using these extending blade knives, coz they sting a bit when you get it wrong ;D
just goes to show some people shouldn't be let loose with sharp objects :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
i did a similar thing last year but with it being a new blade in my craft knife i didn't feel it for a while
well until i saw the blood :o
hope it wont cause problems with your visit to wigan at the weekend
dave :thumbsup:
That sounds pretty bad Lawrence are you sure you don't need stitches ?.
I think cutting our fingers is an occupational hazard for hobby people, I was running a one sided razor blade along a ruler while cutting balsa and watched the end of my finger fall off, worst thing was I had to play guitar in the band and needed my finger tip.
Made me cringe..................
I cut part way through a finger, with a hacksaw, many ears ago, in a metalwork class at school. I was supposed to be filing and tried to take a shortcut with the hacksaw.
I had to go to hospital, have it taped up, have a tetanus jab, then went to my brothers and was the first member of the family to see my new nephew. (Now grown up with a teenage daughter)
Ouch! Hope Della gave thumb a good clean before taping it up for you.
Marty
Whenever I came anywhere near a knife - or anything sharp - there would be a rush for the first aid kit. For some time now, I have been kept away from anything sharp (the doctors say I will be better soon :)). I dread the day when my layout requires track cutting or - God forbid - soldering.
Managed to see the inside of my wrist, care of a Stanley knife (while doing bathroom renovations) ... interesting :smiley-laughing:
Yelled for my missus that I'd cut myself & got a "yeah, yeah" until she saw it - & panicked ::) So much for an ex-nurse !
Somehow, I managed to miss every muscle, sinew, nerve, artery & vein !
Mike
Still have the scar from slicing my finger while trying, age 17, to cut the side off a Hornby VDA van because I'd realised they looked a bit too narrow and would be better with a shim of Plastikard. I've since discovered razor saws are better for this type of job...
I was camping with a pal in the early 70's. After a few sherbets, we got back to the tent and decided we wanted some beans on toast. I was opening the tin with an old fashioned up and down opener and slipped. I cut the soft part at the back of my thumb. I managed to sew the wound together with a needle and cotton. Never felt a thing until I sobered up. Still got the scar as a reminder.
Superglue. You need Superglue. Better than stitches if you are going for a home remedy.
Is your tetanus up to date?
I'm generally ok with knives. My forte is sticking screwdrivers into thumbs or fingers. My worst was fitting a new BT connection block to a window frame when Oops- slipped and found myself with the screwdriver pinning me to said frame by the skin between thumb and finger. Nearly meant a permanent :thumbsdown: rather than a :thumbsup: !
Nearly as good as when I put a 1/4" chisel through my hand by not looking before ramming my hand into an opened toolbox (not my toolbox). That was more of a ^*!"£^&(^"$&*£"*() than a Oops (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick032.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Sorry to hear about your slip but you really ought to go to the docs and get an anti-tetanus shot as that blade will most certainly not have been sterile.
Hope you didn't waste good whisky in an attempt to sterilise the wound. :o
At least some folks at Wigan may be spared Lawrence thumbing his nose at them :evil:
Note to self - remove all sharp objects before the Royal visit on Friday/Saturday ::)
Quote from: Chinahand on June 13, 2012, 04:08:00 AM
Sorry to hear about your slip but you really ought to go to the docs and get an anti-tetanus shot as that blade will most certainly not have been sterile.
That's a good point Trev, never thought of that ::) I'll ring the nurse later and check mind you the blood was flowing freely so probably flushed the wound fairly well on it's own. There was a little bit of bleeding overnight but nothing major only just visible through the dressing, Della did a good job with the steri strips and I have had a Tramadol this morning so not only don't I feel it, I don't care either :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Ouch :o
Cudders
Ouch!
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Did a similar thing quite a few years ago when trying to lay new Lino in bathroom on Xmas eve, hooked end of Stanley left two inch gash on thumb.
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Family did a good job of holding it together with plasters and bandage (steri strips weren't around then) until after Xmas but I still ended up in A & E for a number of stitches and that all important Tetanus jab, don't miss out on that.
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Ray
Ouch :( bad luck Lawrence hope it heals ok
I think that over the years I must have abused :-[ my hands in just about every way (burned,crushed,drilled, cut and even given them a taste of mains electrics) but they generally seem to recover and stride towards the next catastrophe that are instore for them both ::) ::)
This about seems to sum it up ;D
Reg Prescot Makes a Cabinet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p_mdGtY26Y#)
I'm just about to start doing some work on the layout so this was a timely reminder to be careful. Must update my tetanus jab !
I use purpose designed scapal type knives which are sharper but the disadvantage is that they don't sting. Ever tried getting dried blood off of the moving blades of a point ? It's more annoying than cutting yourself in the first place !
I have to admit having a similar accident, took a few mill off my finger tip and now have ddamaged nerves there.
Just goes to show accidents in the hobby happen no matter how much caution and attention you put in.
Hope it heals ok though Lawrence :thumbsup:
Good news, my tetanus is up to date ;D so just need to keep an eye on it for any infection over the next few days, certainly wont stop me going to Wigan and even better news, it's not my drinking hand :beers: :beers: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: Lawrence on June 13, 2012, 03:00:32 PM
certainly wont stop me going to Wigan and even better news, it's not my drinking hand :beers: :beers: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
I'll dismantle the intravenous drip then :evil:
You don't generally need to worry about tetanus when working indoors, it is mainly passed on by animals. So unless horses have been grazing on your layout, you should be OK.
Quote from: Malc on June 13, 2012, 04:54:57 PM
You don't generally need to worry about tetanus when working indoors, it is mainly passed on by animals. So unless horses have been grazing on your layout, you should be OK.
I don't know, some of the layouts on here are that realistic I wouldn't be surprised if the animals were real!
done the exact same thing couple of years back with a stanley knife.bit of superglue and insulating tape soon fixed it but my thumb now has a weird shape to it ;D ;D ;D ;Dwas bloody sore i feel your pain lawrence ;)
Iv'e met Stanley a few times myself.........
He's usually alright but sometimes he does get under your skin...... :o
No need to wear your forum T/Shirt for Wigan at the weekend Lawrence.......
Looks like you're going to stick out with a sore thumb ::) :)
Quote from: Dock Shunter on June 13, 2012, 07:58:19 PM
No need to wear your forum T/Shirt for Wigan at the weekend Lawrence.......
Looks like you're going to stick out with a sore thumb ::) :)
:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Hadn't thought of that one ;D
dave :thumbsup:
At least you know the blade was still sharp. ;D Glad to hear you're alright. :thumbsup: