Not for suturing.Isn't 1% low?
Not for suturing.Isn't 1% low?
Not really. Most lidocaine used to suture wounds is either 1% or 2%. It is also usually mixed with 1:100,000 epinephrine ("adrenaline"), which slows bleeding, as epinephrine causes capillaries to constrict.Isn't 1% low?
More information, please. HahaNot really. Most lidocaine used to suture wounds is either 1% or 2%. It is also usually mixed with 1:100,000 epinephrine ("adrenaline"), which slows bleeding, as epinephrine causes capillaries to constrict.
The purpose of this is so that blood won't obscure your view while you stitch.
I must say again that suturing is overrated. Stitching a wound closed can actually cause an infection that will create more problems than simply cleaning it, dressing it, and leaving it open.
Stitching a wound closed can create an environment where anerobic bacteria can grow.
Tetanus ("lockjaw"), wound botulism, and gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens) are all highly lethal, very difficult to treat, disfiguring, extremely painful, and are caused by anerobes.
More information, please. Haha
With that said, what is the benefit other than minimizing scarring? How do you choose when to suture and when not to in field medicine?
I have been practicing my suturing but I really hope I never have to do it.
Ok. That makes sense. I'm a lot better at preventative than trauma care, obviously!Lol, you have to understand Kevin is autistic. I understand what he's saying. Make sure your wound is clean and thoroughly applied with a safe antimicrobial/antiseptic and done so often. You don't want to close a wound that has bad bacteria in it. If you cant then dont suture it. I use CDS @ 50-100 ppm.
There would be a benefit if suturing keeps underlying anatomical features from being exposed to the outside environment.More information, please. Haha
With that said, what is the benefit other than minimizing scarring? How do you choose when to suture and when not to in field medicine?
I have been practicing my suturing but I really hope I never have to do it.
Thank you.There would be a benefit if suturing keeps underlying anatomical features from being exposed to the outside environment.
If--for example--a lot of underlying muscle and/or tendons was exposed, then suturing might be appropriate.
If you can get a pressure cooker, you can sterilize needles, thread, and forcepts to the point that they can be used without spreading infection.
If you wish to practice, order a fetal pig from a scientific supply company. See below:
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The consistancy and thickness of pig skin is close to a human being.
The specimen pictured above is about $16.00.
I hope this helps.
You can do the same thing with butterfly closures or Steri-Strips and not chance introducing more bacteria through sutures. Get a stapler, very little gut type suturing is done on surface wounds these days.No prob. See below for a medical supply place that sells suturing supplies for reasonable prices:
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Also, monofiliment fishline and a sharp, curved needle can be used for sutures.
Heck, even my major abdominal surgery wasn't sutured on the surface. (They stitched up my insides, but not the surface.)You can do the same thing with butterfly closures or Steri-Strips and not chance introducing more bacteria through sutures. Get a stapler, very little gut type suturing is done on surface wounds these days.
Ahhhh, takes me back to my pre op shower prep.Duct tape and Gorilla tape can be used to hold wounds closed.
There is a kind of liquid soap called Hibaclens that contains chlorhexidine gluconate, and it can be used to wash skin, wounds, rashes, and so forth. It is available at Walmart (and everywhere else).
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If it's used properly, bacteria will not grow or multiply on the skin for 6 to 8 hours after it's used, as it leaves an antimicrobial residue on the skin.
Keep in mind that just because it kills germs doesn't mean that it kills anything else. I knew someone who tried to use it to kill head lice, and it didn't work . . . although there are theoretical reasons why I imagine that it may prevent the diseases transmitted by lice.
This is because body lice (head lice and pubic lice are not known to spread disease) excrete organisims--like those that cause typhus--in their feces, and people get sick when they scratch louse bites and rub the feces into the spot where they were bitten . . . as this is where the skin is broken.
So, it seems to me that a disinfectant soap with residual action would kill the organisms in the louse feces so that the person wouldn't get sick.
I don't know this for a fact, but this idea seems logical.
I got some on valleyvet a few days ago, but they were expensive. I probably have plenty, but I went ahead and got some more anyway.Just a reminder " today " is the last day that you will be able to buy fish antibiotics . Actually you will be lucky if you find any as it likely has already been bought out .
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