Squeamish?

Milly · Post by **Milly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:58 am

I cut my fingers today, my ring finger and little finger on a glass I'd broken..... tons of blood!

I've never been one for being bothered by anything like that before but I had to sit down as I felt ill and broke out into a sweat!.....

Anyways after the bleeding ahdn't stopped an hour later, I was advised to get it checked out....

I felt silly going to see a doc about my finger and when they said it didn't need stitching I could have crawled out of there

:wah:

They did glue the skin back together though as the cuts were quite deep.... GLUE! :-2... I could have saved meself a trip and glued me own fingers! :wah:

Anyway... a rather long winded story to ask -

Does the sight of blood make you go all squeamish?...

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:16 am

The sight of my blood doesn't bother me nearly as much as other people's blood.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:44 am

Doesn't bother me a bit and I have seen many people completely bleed out.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:46 am

er one of my many lines......wanna buy some incase you do it again....save petrol money:D;)

All jokes aside..........Im terrible...poor Chris has been bleeding for a year after an operation and is waiting to go back to get it sorted....I shut me eyes when he takes the bandage away to change...yep totally useless BUT I did save his life last year over somefing else so not completely useless in that department;):D

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:15 am

It is common practice to GLUE wounds shut now less scaring and accomplishes the same as stitching, and it doesn't hurt.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:21 am

CARLA;1008152 wrote: It is common practice to GLUE wounds shut now less scaring and accomplishes the same as stitching, and it doesn't hurt.I have been taught something today and dont know if we do that in England but find it a hell of a good idea.Wake up Carol of course they do it here...thats what this thread is about.......sorry Scouse

driving:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:26 am

Good old Crazy glue, even finger nail glue works. Less infection and easier to keep clean. You just keep re-gluing it till it heals. This is used on kids a lot here in the US.

I have been taught something today and dont know if we do that in England but find it a hell of a good idea.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:27 am

CARLA;1008158 wrote: Good old Crazy glue, even finger nail glue works. Less infection and easier to keep clean. You just keep re-gluing it till it heals. This is used on kids a lot here in the US.What about our Super Glue:-3

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:33 am

Yes Super Glue is excellent as it holds together longer.

[QUOTE]What about our Super Glue[/QUOTE]

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:41 am

CARLA;1008167 wrote: Yes Super Glue is excellent as it holds together longer.
Tar Carla.....that is so handy to know and I sell it:D;)

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:10 am

Nope scouse im not usually squeemish about blood,,,

only when i was pregnant

:sneaky::wah:

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:23 am

I'm not squeamish with blood , once saw a guy chop off the 4 fingertips tips down to the knuckle of his right hands on a piece of machinery used to cut wires. His fingers were on the floor and I picked them up and popped them in a bag for the ambulance peeps. The lad was a kick boxer and about to go pro but it all went down hill after his accident.

My Dad is a glazier and cut his arm a couple of weeks back and they put plastic strips over it, they hardly ever stitch these days, glue or staple it together.:-3

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:51 am

it dosnt bother me til after the event.

ive dealt with all sorts of stuff, human and animal.................... its only afterwards i pass out :rolleyes:

minks · Post by **minks** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:08 pm

Oiy I darn near fainted just reading about your incident Scouse.

I admit blood makes me squeamish.

ButterflyPrincess · Post by **ButterflyPrincess** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:15 pm

Not really no.. It used to bother me a lot.. to the point i felt nauseous. But

I've grown out of that i guess. At least i better have i will start college in a yr to be a nurse. :wah:

Trunk Monkey · Post by **Trunk Monkey** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:46 pm

As an EMT I can't afford to be upset over what I'm seeing. It took a long time to get over that squeamish feeling in the beginning. I can now just react to the situation, deal with it, and pass out later (only kidding). Scouse I hope you are okay and that was a nasty cut from what I can determine. If you are left handed, I would play this up to the hilt with my hubby. Nope, doctor said I can't do any housework for 3 weeks :sneaky:

Milly · Post by **Milly** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:27 pm

I'm fine thank you, just throbs a little now.... but its OK

Just got to keep it dry now for a few days, so I'll be showering wearing a washing up glove! :wah:

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:21 pm

Nah, it's not a big deal to me. Hubby freaks cuz I can watch a tv show that is showing an actual open heart surgery while I eat...he just grosses out! :wah:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:58 pm

Ahhhhhh Scouse:-4

I'm soooo sorry that this happened to you. I would have panicked and felt so sorry for myself. You were brave and I'm proud of you:-6

Yes, I dread losing my blood and would have screamed bloody hellllllll:-5

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:06 am

I had to seperate my dog and another in a field one day about four yrs ago. Mine was latched on his throat, he was latched on my dogs neck. To cut a long story short, i was very badly bitten on my hands. I got my dog inside the house, checked he was o.k. and i suppose i was in shock. Two council workman threw me into their van & drove me to A & E. (Mr Oscar was out)

In A & E, they told me they no longer stitch dog bites, they raved about this fantastic new orange stuff that they heated. The worst bite was my palm where his tooth went in and came out the other side. They wrapped this orange stuff around the palm and told me it would set and stay there for weeks. I was really impressed until i got home and it promptly fell off.

It wasn't until i got home, i saw the extent of my blood. It was everywhere. Up the bathroom tiles, trailing in the hall. It was evenh over the front door and garden gate where i had come in and out.

It was Mr Oscar who was nearly ill on sight of it.

As for superglue. I lost a crown in the front of my teeth. I couldn't get to the dentist until the next day and had to go out. Mr Oscar stuck it in with superglue thinking it may hold until the morning.

It's still there --- 6 yrs later.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:30 am

oscar;1008840 wrote: I had to seperate my dog and another in a field one day about four yrs ago. Mine was latched on his throat, he was latched on my dogs neck. To cut a long story short, i was very badly bitten on my hands. I got my dog inside the house, checked he was o.k. and i suppose i was in shock. Two council workman threw me into their van & drove me to A & E. (Mr Oscar was out)

In A & E, they told me they no longer stitch dog bites, they raved about this fantastic new orange stuff that they heated. The worst bite was my palm where his tooth went in and came out the other side. They wrapped this orange stuff around the palm and told me it would set and stay there for weeks. I was really impressed until i got home and it promptly fell off.

It wasn't until i got home, i saw the extent of my blood. It was everywhere. Up the bathroom tiles, trailing in the hall. It was evenh over the front door and garden gate where i had come in and out.

It was Mr Oscar who was nearly ill on sight of it.

As for superglue. I lost a crown in the front of my teeth. I couldn't get to the dentist until the next day and had to go out. Mr Oscar stuck it in with superglue thinking it may hold until the morning.

It's still there --- 6 yrs later.

OUCH!

........sounds like a horror movie!

conascot · Post by **conascot** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:48 am

I was an emt for a short while and at first I was a little concerned about how I'd handle the sight of blood. That went alright but I found that "certain" odors that come with some of the dui patients is what left me a little wobbly.:yh_sick