tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post1244941114409118563..comments2023-10-23T17:44:39.517-07:00Comments on Paratus Familia Blog: Learning how to sutureEnola Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719123975236426938noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-39792665375556195622011-01-12T20:27:10.691-08:002011-01-12T20:27:10.691-08:00Anonymous 1/11/11, 3:02pm
You inspired me to acqu...Anonymous 1/11/11, 3:02pm <br />You inspired me to acquire some bottles of wound irrigation. They are merely saline solution - sodium chlorite (if I remember correctly) and each cost $6.49 on sale at a major (chain) pharmacy. <br /><br />Would not putting some sea salt into a bottle of water and shaking vigorously do just about as well? I ask because, whenever possible, I like to learn alternative ways to accomplish the same things. Thanks.<br /><br />NoCal GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-77135460063585927282011-01-12T14:44:58.032-08:002011-01-12T14:44:58.032-08:00I'm curious, where is she getting her training...I'm curious, where is she getting her training in suturing? Has she taken a class or is she learning from a manual?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-64444355852502166432011-01-11T15:03:13.636-08:002011-01-11T15:03:13.636-08:00Without basic training at the least, most of us sh...Without basic training at the least, most of us should not try suturing a wound. Irrigate well and steristrip. Do not forget the irrigation. The solution to pollution is dilution. You don't want to close a wound on icky stuff and invite infection. If you have no sterile wound wash, just drinking water, in generous amounts, will do better than no wash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-79445199903375185462011-01-11T12:09:31.684-08:002011-01-11T12:09:31.684-08:00A tip. The fingers in the second picture are incor...A tip. The fingers in the second picture are incorrectly placed. There should be a space between the second and middle finger. The needle track should be centered on this space. Sometimes the needle is harder to push through and can give suddenly, causing a needle stick to the caregiver. <br />If the patient is uncooperative (think head injury or woman in active hard labor) instead of fingers you should use large forceps (turned on edge so the needle goes through the space) to hold the position. It's harder to get it "just right" but safer. HIV is not easily transmitted this way but Hep B and C are. Old TimerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-20464253749930274672011-01-11T08:41:15.647-08:002011-01-11T08:41:15.647-08:00I greatly admire Maid Elizabeth's desire to se...I greatly admire Maid Elizabeth's desire to serve others. She is, indeed, an asset to her community and to others. <br /><br />As for suturing, I am afraid I would pass out and become another casualty if I attempted it. I'll stick to using Steri-Strips. My advice, if somebody needs stitches, please get injured far away from me...for your own sake (and mine). :} <br /><br />NoCal GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294304458677955232.post-29769295377527009532011-01-11T06:18:20.835-08:002011-01-11T06:18:20.835-08:00Excellent blog post. I practice on oranges. I thin...Excellent blog post. I practice on oranges. I think I'll get some pigs feet from the butcher and try that next.Tom Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094677348355067954noreply@blogger.com