Stitching Wounds-When There is No Hospital

* * Disclaimer * * - This Video Is For Entertainment Purposes Only!!! If you get injured, seek qualified medical assistance immediately. Do not try this at home. Doc shows how to suture a wound which might occur in a "worst case scenario".

How To Suture (Part 1 of 2)


How To Suture (Part 2 of 2)

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Chapter 1 – Suturing: The Basics    
Chapter 2 – Basic Surgical Techniques    
Chapter 3 – Local Anesthesia    
Chapter 4 – Protecting Yourself from Infectious Diseases    
Chapter 5 – Evaluation of the Acutely Injured Patient    
Chapter 6 – Evaluation of an Acute Wound    
Chapter 7 – Gunshot Wounds    
Chapter 8 – Nutrition    
Chapter 9 – Taking Care of Wounds    
Chapter 10 – Secondary Wound Closure    
Chapter 11 – Primary Wound Closure    
Chapter 12 – Skin Grafts    
Chapter 13 – Local Flaps    
Chapter 14 – Distant Flaps    
Chapter 15 – Scar Formation    
Chapter 16 – Facial Lacerations    
Chapter 17 – Pressure Sores    
Chapter 18 – Chronic Wounds    
Chapter 19 – Soft Tissue Infections    
Chapter 20 – Burns    
Chapter 21 – Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula    
Chapter 22 – Skin Cancer    
Chapter 23 – Cleft Lip/Palate    
Chapter 24 – Breast Surgery    
Chapter 25 – Facial Fractures    
Chapter 26 – The Normal Hand Exam    
Chapter 27 – Evaluating the Injured Hand    
Chapter 28 – Hand Splinting and General Aftercare    
Chapter 29 – Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries    
Chapter 30 – Finger Fractures and Dislocations    
Chapter 31 – Traumatic Hand and Finger Amputations    
Chapter 32 – Tendon Injuries of the Hand    
Chapter 33 – Nerve and Vascular Injuries of the Hand    
Chapter 34 – Hand Burns    
Chapter 35 – Hand Crush Injury and Compartment Syndrome    
Chapter 36 – Hand Infections: General Information    
Chapter 37 – Specific Types of Hand Infections    
Chapter 38 – Chronic Hand Conditions    
Chapter 39 – Exploration of an Injured Hand or Forearm    
Index

How to Suture a Wound
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-suture-a-wound/

You’re staying in a cabin with some friends and family in the remote wilderness far from civilization. It’s quiet. Pristine. Life is good.

One morning while your buddy is splitting wood, his maul glances off the log and cuts into his leg, leaving a large gash. While the wound is large and deep, the maul didn’t hit an artery or large vein, so there isn’t a risk of him bleeding out. You get him back to the cabin to take a closer look and clean it out.

While the bleeding has stopped, there’s still a giant, gaping wound in your friend’s leg. It needs to be closed up to reduce the chance of infection and so the wound can start healing properly. You try a butterfly bandage, but it’s not keeping the wound together. It’s clear your buddy needs stitches, but the nearest doctor is a day’s trip away. Luckily, you have a suturing kit in your first aid supplies, and you know how to sew him up yourself. ---CONTINUED---

Look at this! Yay? or Nay?

ZipStitch: Laceration Kit
https://odditymall.com/zipstitch-home-laceration-kit

Go to Link for full size image:  https://www.fastmed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/do-i-need-stitches-infographic.png

This 127 page manual came through my facebook feed, today.  

 Hat Tip to "The Medical Survivalist" for the link!

  Wound Closure Manual
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/surgery/Education/facilities/measey/Wound_Closure_Manual.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0_7LA-OVnxxCN6hJbMje-Xj1Lj3vbpppVNo_-pgwHKRDsl81ITPfRZ7fA

This manual has been prepared for the medical professional who would  like  to  learn  more  about  the  practice  of  surgery–the dynamics of tissue healing, the principles of wound closure, and the materials  available  to  today’s  practitioners.  Most  important,  it touches on some of the critical decisions which must be made on a daily basis to help ensure proper wound closure .... CONTINUED

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MORE on the zipstitch:

A Review of the Zipstitch System For Small Lacerations
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/a-review-of-the-zipstitch-system-for-small-lacerations/

  (SNIP) ... Zipstitch is a game-changing method for closing wounds. While the technology has been used for quite some time in hospitals, it is now available to the public. Zipstitch is only recommended for use on minor cuts and lacerations according to the manufacturer. Of course in a more serious emergency situation you are going to use what you have but at your own risk.   ---CONTINUED---