How do I know if I need stitches?

[michael]

Sorry this is completely off topic but I figured if there's any group who'd have experience with stitches it'd be bikers. I cut my hand about 5-10mm deep and about 2-3cm across. So I cleaned in out and tried to bite the flappy bit of flesh off. I got concerned when I gave it a decent bite and it was too thick to bite off. So bandaged it twice with plasters and it bled through both the plasters. Now I got cloth wrapped around it. Should I bother going to a GP over something so small, or is there a chance it will get infected? Its been bleeding now for about an hour (I took off the cloth to see if it was still wet). My main concern however is fitting my hands into my gloves!!!!!

[3umph]

Sorry this is completely off topic but I figured if there's any group who'd have experience with stitches it'd be bikers. I cut my hand about 5-10mm deep and about 2-3cm across. So I cleaned in out and tried to bite the flappy bit of flesh off. I got concerned when I gave it a decent bite and it was too thick to bite off. So bandaged it twice with plasters and it bled through both the plasters. Now I got cloth wrapped around it. Should I bother going to a GP over something so small, or is there a chance it will get infected? Its been bleeding now for about an hour (I took off the cloth to see if it was still wet). My main concern however is fitting my hands into my gloves!!!!!

Blood and gaw.... NEED PICS!!!! :clap:

[michael]

I knew I came to the right place for advice

[vifferman]

If it's not closing up, and it's still bleeding, I'd say stitches were advised.

[Spuds1234]

Get it checked out. If it hasnt stopped bleeding yet you probably will be needing help with it.

Post up pics of it before and after you go to the gp though.

[ManDownUnder]

Yeah I'd get it looked at. Especially if using your hand (either clenching a fist, or opening it out) makes the wound "open up". I figure it'll need some help staying closed to heal...

I'd raise the issue of infection as well...

[3umph]

where on the hand is the cut???

[michael]

Dont own a camera, and even if I did I cant be arsed. Its just alot of blood. I've cut myself heaps before even shoved a nail through my foot (literally). This was a bit different though, took 2-3 sec to start bleeding but by the time I got to a tap both hands were covered in blood.

[michael]

where on the hand is the cut???

thumb, on the inside bendy bit

[Big Dave]

If you have to ask somebody they should at least be a Nurse.

[slofox]

If ya die from blood loss, you shoulda got it stitched....easy.

[michael]

If you have to ask somebody it should at least be a Nurse.

Hahaha so so true. Well I'm at work and I dont wana look like a pussy for complaining about a bit of blood. I'll go see the nurse at uni tomorrow

[3umph]

Dont own a camera, and even if I did I cant be arsed.

:Oi: now what sort of attitude is that....

cameras are our friend.... pics tell a thousand words... we all love pics :doctor:

I'd go get it checked out... may need stitches and emobilising the thumb for it to heal....

[Warr]

Go to your GP & ask to see the nurse for her advise, may even get that for free if its the $'s that are worrying you :)
Dr's charges worry me so you could well be of the same opinion...

[3umph]

Hahaha so so true. Well I'm at work and I dont wana look like a pussy for complaining about a bit of blood. I'll go see the nurse at uni tomorrow

if it's bad id get it done asap... not tomorrow... infection can get in real quick..
when was your last teitness (sp) shot???

what was it cut on???

[3umph]

Go to your GP & ask to see the nurse for her advise, may even get that for free if its the $'s that are worrying you :)
Dr's charges worry me so you could well be of the same opinion...

It would be covered under ACC...minimal or no charge... if you don't get it sorted and something develops from it later you WILL NOT be covered

[Nasty]

thumb, on the inside bendy bit

Pretty much they wouldn't normally stich there anyway ... as it would pull etc .. but you may need steri strips. I would recommend getting it seen, sooner than later .. but if you aren't worried about infection and loosing use then don't worry.

[Cajun]

superglue it together.

[marty]

Dont own a camera, and even if I did I cant be arsed. Its just alot of blood. I've cut myself heaps before even shoved a nail through my foot (literally). This was a bit different though, took 2-3 sec to start bleeding but by the time I got to a tap both hands were covered in blood.


if there's no pix, we just don't care

[michael]

It would be covered under ACC...minimal or no charge... if you don't get it sorted and something develops from it later you WILL NOT be covered

Ok first thing tomorrow I'll go see a nurse at uni, because its free. Not looking forward to that disinfectant spray they use (stings like a bitch). Anyway better safe than sorry, I've had an infection in my blood before. I think thats what it's called anyway, my veins all went a funny colour and they said if I left it any longer it could have resulted in amputation HAHAHA. All from not getting a cut looked after before, you would have thought I'd learn from my mistakes.

[peasea]

I knew I came to the right place for advice

Go to the cop shop, they'll stitch you up for sure.

[3umph]

Ok first thing tomorrow I'll go see a nurse at uni, because its free. Not looking forward to that disinfectant spray they use (stings like a bitch). Anyway better safe than sorry, I've had an infection in my blood before. I think thats what it's called anyway, my veins all went a funny colour and they said if I left it any longer it could have resulted in amputation HAHAHA. All from not getting a cut looked after before, you would have thought I'd learn from my mistakes.

more reason to do it NOW then later....

[michael]

Go to the cop shop, they'll stitch you up for sure.

and its bound to be free, lets hope its not like this though

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10559425&gallery_id=104696

[peasea]

and its bound to be free, lets hope its not like this though

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10559425&gallery_id=104696

Yeah, I caught that on the idiot box. If that were my daughter I'd be hatching a plan that didn't include a bunch of fuckwit lawyers and a fat-arsed judge sitting in a court room. While we don't know what the girl said, if a cop can't take an earbashing from a teenager he's in the wrong job. I saw also that she flicked her shoes at him (probably after being ordered to remove them) but they don't look like heavyweight steel caps to me. The cop's a twat, string him up. Next case please.

[peasea]

Ok first thing tomorrow I'll go see a nurse at uni, because its free. Not looking forward to that disinfectant spray they use (stings like a bitch). Anyway better safe than sorry, I've had an infection in my blood before. I think thats what it's called anyway, my veins all went a funny colour and they said if I left it any longer it could have resulted in amputation HAHAHA. All from not getting a cut looked after before, you would have thought I'd learn from my mistakes.

I'd go even if I stubbed my toe, just for a perv; nurses, mmm.

[Burtha]

1. stop playing with it - I mean your hand !
2. you can call the 0800 health line which have registered nurses answering your call
3. just go to A&E ya big baby, yiv bin bleeding and bleeting for an hour - go get it sorted ....

and if your good, I might give you a compliment when you get back !
;)

[The Pastor]

get some of that yellow stuff that kills germs

then super glue it together.

[michael]

get some of that yellow stuff that kills germs

then super glue it together.


what yellow stuff, pee?

[vifferman]

superglue it together.
That's actually not a bad idea.
From what I heard, superglue was originally developed for surgical purposes.
And - like most glues or sticky substances - it sticks better to skin than just about anything else.

GoatFood Says:
i uste to use big ants and bite ther heads of wen thy bite the skin but there are no ents here. So put thorns threw the bits of skin to. Make a poltis of gote poo and mud and putit on yor hand and rap it in leevs. Look at it agen in the mornig.

[The Pastor]

i dunno that disenfectant. starts with an S or somthing? look for it inthe supermarket.

or just use soap

[3umph]

I'd go even if I stubbed my toe, just for a perv; nurses, mmm.

mmmm prev.... nurse.... mmmmm :doctor::doctor:

[michael]

You're not talkin about dettol are ya. I've got bettadine ointment at home (its a disinfectant). Plus I wiped it with alcohol wipes prior to plaster.

[MSTRS]

...you would have thought I'd learn from my mistakes.

One couldn't be faulted for thinking that...
If it all turns pear-shaped, I've heard they can do marvellous things with big toes these days. And it doesn't even take too long to learn how to walk again.
:wacko:

[hedcase07]

This leaves me kinda speechless. how are children meant to respect police or even want to ask for help after seeing things like this. Off topic i know sorry.:Offtopic::2guns::2guns:

Crack his nuts in a vice:Punk:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10559425&gallery_id=104696[/QUOTE]

[3umph]

One couldn't be faulted for thinking that...
If it all turns pear-shaped, I've heard they can do marvellous things with big toes these days. And it doesn't even take too long to learn how to walk again.
:wacko:

yip yip yip

[yungatart]

Why did you try to bite the flappy bit of skin off? Auto-cannabilism, or some such weird thing?
That is truly gross. Human bites are notorious for infection...if you didn't need medical attention before, you do now. Get to the doctor and stop trying to be such a hard man!

[Katman]

Personally, I'd just HTFU.

I cut my arm off once. I finished the working day then went home for a wee lie down.

[MSTRS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

[wysper]

Personally, I'd just HTFU.

I cut my arm off once. I finished the working day then went home for a wee lie down.

pffft. went for a lie down? softie! :Pokey:

[TOTO]

go get the stiches. then you will have something to show off :D

[Finn]

Personally, I'd just HTFU.

I cut my arm off once. I finished the working day then went home for a wee lie down.

Pffft, that's nothing. Back in the 80's, I fell into a grinder and had both arms and both legs shredded off. This happened in a salt mine and the 5k walk home was on a gravel road. I made it home only to be attacked by the neighbours pit bull and I somehow avoided death by throwing both of us in front of a moving truck.

I returned to work the next day with 3 stitches on my lips caused by me trying to open a beer can with my mouth.

[MSTRS]

Pffft, that's nothing. Back in the 80's, I fell into a grinder and had both arms and both legs shredded off. This happened in a salt mine and the 5k walk home was on a gravel road. I made it home only to be attacked by the neighbours pit bull and I somehow avoided death by throwing both of us in front of a moving truck.

I returned to work the next day with 3 stitches to a cut on my lips caused by me trying to open a beer can with my mouth.

Pah!! You do know that back in OUR day we had it really tough....

[peasea]

Pffft, that's nothing. Back in the 80's, I fell into a grinder and had both arms and both legs shredded off. This happened in a salt mine and the 5k walk home was on a gravel road. I made it home only to be attacked by the neighbours pit bull and I somehow avoided death by throwing both of us in front of a moving truck.

I returned to work the next day with 3 stitches on my lips caused by me trying to open a beer can with my mouth.

You tell that to the kids of today and they won't believe ya!

[3umph]

yip yip yip... back in the old days <_<

[Badjelly]

Have you had that hand fixed up yet, michael?

[YellowDog]

ForFucksSake Michael, of course you do need stiches.

But this advice is only if you actually do want to stop the bleeding and avoid infection followed by possible amputation.

If you are not sure phone Healthline 0800611116, but you must already know what the answer will be.

Just in case, would you like to have a Biker Proceesion following your coffin?

Good luck.

[Patrick]

This leaves me kinda speechless. how are children meant to respect police or even want to ask for help after seeing things like this. Off topic i know sorry.:Offtopic::2guns::2guns:

Crack his nuts in a vice:Punk:



Yeah... bloody Kiwi cops....