TresMon
05-27-2012, 02:55 PM
Hi gang,
Got net service for just a sec..
I was glad I recall where the blood stooping pressure points are for limbs. We we're way out in the mountains afoot on a cross cut sawing mission.
We were using a 5.5 ' long two man bucking cross cut saw. It had just been sharpened for said outing.
Me and a 21 year old were manning the saw. This particular cut was on a wee 6" green log. The cut @ 3/4 through pinched the saw. I told the young feller to stop. That I'd lift up on the little log, free the saw and WE"D GO REEL EASY.
So I said "Hang on" I placed my hand about 12" from the saw/cut and lifted up the log a wee bit. I then said okay let's go easy.........
We'll the next part was quick as lightnin. No sooner as I had said """"easy"""" the young beefy lad felt the need to, and executed a right healthy yank on the saw. Don't ask me why...........?
The saw hopped right out of the cut slot, onto my wrist and I can still feel about 14" of those monster teeth raking across my Radius (bone.)
I hollored out right fierce and seen blood was already ever where. I looked around for something to put pressure on the gaping wound with. I was just in shorts and shoes, so I asked the kid for his t-shirt which he handed over. I wrapped it tight around the wrist as I felt the adrenaline kick in. I looked at the young buck and he was pale- just said "blood shot 10 inches!"
I didn't say anything to the youngman but the blood was far harder to stop (flowing from myself) than any other time I had created a leak. I got it wrapped tighter and but -a little- pressure on the inside upper arm and that did the trick. I cracked open the first aid kit back at base camp and did all the betadine scrub I could stand.
i did personal inventory as to my state and then opted to drive myself to the ER. The doc shot it up with local, scrubbed it again with beta and dug around. He said I cut the radius, but "not quite to the marrow." And that I cut a main tendon to the thumb but left enough for it to heal unmolested.
He sewed me up and off I went. The whole top side of my thumb and the section of the back of my hand that it merges into is numb. Feeling may or may not come back, but fortunately I have all my feeling on the pad side of my thumb/hand. I was really glad I knew how to calm myself, Watch for shock and stop serious bleeding!
Here's the pic of the gash, but the pic doesn't do it justice...
7749
Got net service for just a sec..
I was glad I recall where the blood stooping pressure points are for limbs. We we're way out in the mountains afoot on a cross cut sawing mission.
We were using a 5.5 ' long two man bucking cross cut saw. It had just been sharpened for said outing.
Me and a 21 year old were manning the saw. This particular cut was on a wee 6" green log. The cut @ 3/4 through pinched the saw. I told the young feller to stop. That I'd lift up on the little log, free the saw and WE"D GO REEL EASY.
So I said "Hang on" I placed my hand about 12" from the saw/cut and lifted up the log a wee bit. I then said okay let's go easy.........
We'll the next part was quick as lightnin. No sooner as I had said """"easy"""" the young beefy lad felt the need to, and executed a right healthy yank on the saw. Don't ask me why...........?
The saw hopped right out of the cut slot, onto my wrist and I can still feel about 14" of those monster teeth raking across my Radius (bone.)
I hollored out right fierce and seen blood was already ever where. I looked around for something to put pressure on the gaping wound with. I was just in shorts and shoes, so I asked the kid for his t-shirt which he handed over. I wrapped it tight around the wrist as I felt the adrenaline kick in. I looked at the young buck and he was pale- just said "blood shot 10 inches!"
I didn't say anything to the youngman but the blood was far harder to stop (flowing from myself) than any other time I had created a leak. I got it wrapped tighter and but -a little- pressure on the inside upper arm and that did the trick. I cracked open the first aid kit back at base camp and did all the betadine scrub I could stand.
i did personal inventory as to my state and then opted to drive myself to the ER. The doc shot it up with local, scrubbed it again with beta and dug around. He said I cut the radius, but "not quite to the marrow." And that I cut a main tendon to the thumb but left enough for it to heal unmolested.
He sewed me up and off I went. The whole top side of my thumb and the section of the back of my hand that it merges into is numb. Feeling may or may not come back, but fortunately I have all my feeling on the pad side of my thumb/hand. I was really glad I knew how to calm myself, Watch for shock and stop serious bleeding!
Here's the pic of the gash, but the pic doesn't do it justice...
7749