Hypothetical question - nobody harmed in that way, yet!
I was cleaning up today in the 'shop and got a scratch on my forearm, couple of inches long. Didn't even realize it, my 11-year old daughter pointed out many minutes later that it had drawn blood. She applied Neosporin on it, and asked if I got it on the table saw. I laughed and said, Don't be silly, a table saw injury would be serious, could even cut a finger off.
She goes wide-eyed and asks, so what would you do if your finger gets cut off?
I started to reply, but had to confess I did not know. So, a hypothetical question for y'all, that hopefully stays hypothetical for everybody: what's the recommended steps to take when a finger or a thumb is cut clean off the hand?
Note, I presume that if the finger is not cut fully off, it's not that much of a puzzle - tie it up as best as can be and rush to ER. (And if an arm is cut off, that's a different type of problem). But with a severed digit, inadequate care might mean a total loss, so being prepared might be good.
I was cleaning up today in the 'shop and got a scratch on my forearm, couple of inches long. Didn't even realize it, my 11-year old daughter pointed out many minutes later that it had drawn blood. She applied Neosporin on it, and asked if I got it on the table saw. I laughed and said, Don't be silly, a table saw injury would be serious, could even cut a finger off.
She goes wide-eyed and asks, so what would you do if your finger gets cut off?
I started to reply, but had to confess I did not know. So, a hypothetical question for y'all, that hopefully stays hypothetical for everybody: what's the recommended steps to take when a finger or a thumb is cut clean off the hand?
Note, I presume that if the finger is not cut fully off, it's not that much of a puzzle - tie it up as best as can be and rush to ER. (And if an arm is cut off, that's a different type of problem). But with a severed digit, inadequate care might mean a total loss, so being prepared might be good.
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