Am I going to bleed to death?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
Walnut Creek, California
May 8, 2016 10:01pm CST
It was a a sad moment today when I was trying to fix the glue gun I use for attaching screens to screen frames. A slip of the hand led to a deep gouge in my hand, and I wondered if I'd have to go to the emergency room.
My default is to assume that the folks in the emergency room think much like we do: What can we do to stop the bleeding without going overboard? I drank the beads of blood, put some antibacterial ointment on the injury, and used some medical tape I had on hand to made something of a bandage.
As of a few hours later, I think the bleeding has stopped, and there's no pain. I think I'll just keep my humble bandage on there, and hope for the best.
Would you do the same?
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@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
9 May 16
Sure. I was brought up in a family that didn't go to doctors. My grandmother was our doctor unless there was something serious going on like measles or tonsils.
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@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
9 May 16
@TheHorse ....Grandma used to put some granules of gelatin on a bleeding wound. Worked great to stop the bleeding.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 16
@celticeagle Gelatin? Sounds good. The bleeding seems to have stopped. I just hope there's no infection.
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have them check even if bleeding stopped
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 May 16
I would use some really good, nurse recommended Polysporin and put a good band aid on it. It could get infected pretty easily and you need to play those strings.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 16
@JamesHxstatic I'm glad. I'm cooking up some dinner, and feeling OK. I think the bleeding has stopped.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 May 16
@TheHorse I feel better already!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 May 16
Yes I would. About five years ago I tripped on a Downtown Colorado Springs sidewalk and ended up in a Bush. It carved a really big gouge in my hand. I didn't even bandage it. Left it to heal itself. It left a pretty good scar.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 16
@teamfreak16 That's good. I feel a little woozy, but I'm still going.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 May 16
@TheHorse - Oh yes, it's fully functional.
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I so very like dad doing that...
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
9 May 16
I would call my sister immediately who's a doctor. I can't stand the sight of blood.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 16
@toniganzon It hurt, but no more than other similar injuries. I'm still going. But I think I may be hungry.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 May 16
lol tape bandage. I once cut myself whittling. that one should have gotten stitches, at the time I finally disinfected it and then taped it shut, but it bled on and off for days
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 May 16
@TheHorse ouch! the thought of bleach made me cringe
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 May 16
I have @TheHorse . I don't go to the ER unless it's absolutely necessary; although, that has almost been my undoing on a couple of occasions.
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 May 16
@nanette64 That sounds scary as heck.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 May 16
@TheHorse It was and of course since I'm right-handed; this happened to my right wrist. I had several stitches, the usual rabies shot (oh joy) and it took 4 months to heal.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 16
Yes I am not a whimp either, bandage and let it heal.
BUT if it starts bleeding again I would head on to the E.R.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
9 May 16
I would do the same, unless the bleeding didn't stop. That sounds painful. I hope it heals completely.
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@ElicBxn (63595)
• United States
16 May 16
probably, I cut my finger pretty badly one day and when I finally went to the doctor the next day, they said they'd've probably put a stitch in it if I had gone the day before... as it was, they "taped" it down with steri strips, put a big bandaid (cut 2/3 the size) around them and sent me on my way. I wore the steri strips for a week (don't get these wet) and a bandaid cut like they did for another few weeks. Then I took the cut part of the bandaid and used those for another couple'a weeks and finally went do a normal sized bandaid and finally those little ones. The first time I went without a bandaid was at my brother's wedding about 9 weeks later - but continued to wear bandaids when I was at work because of the nerve pain.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
10 May 16
Eek! I am hugely afraid of blood. I wouldn't be able to bare looking. But my dad is usually my doctor. If I was home alone I'd go to the doctors though.
@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
11 May 16
As long as infection doesn't set in you should be fine.
@JESSY3236 (19941)
• United States
9 May 16
I wouldn't. I would have gone to the ER because I wouldn't want it to get infected.
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