Stay safe out there chaps!
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@MarinePMI what an amazing invention. Trauma care Cresilion, had a look at the website and it seems to be fantastic stuff hope it’s available in the UK soon.
Regards Rookandrabbit!
Regards Rookandrabbit!
Sorry to hear this happened @VSS wishing you a fast and straightforward recovery.
I’m reminded of an accident I had a few years ago while trimming foot rot from a Gimmers hoof, she kicked me and I somehow managed to wind the foot trimmers into my forearm, falling on her in the process. It wasn’t too bad an injury so I quickly went back to the farm and cleaned it out. On returning to the field I found the poor thing dead in pool of its own blood. Unknown to me at the time as I fell on her I’d stabbed her low in the neck with the clippers, failing to notice it in my haste to get my own much less serious injury sorted.
I have another story involving castrating Angus bull calves with a scalpel that ended up sticking out of my leg right up to the hilt after one of the buggers kicked me.but that can wait for another day!
I’m reminded of an accident I had a few years ago while trimming foot rot from a Gimmers hoof, she kicked me and I somehow managed to wind the foot trimmers into my forearm, falling on her in the process. It wasn’t too bad an injury so I quickly went back to the farm and cleaned it out. On returning to the field I found the poor thing dead in pool of its own blood. Unknown to me at the time as I fell on her I’d stabbed her low in the neck with the clippers, failing to notice it in my haste to get my own much less serious injury sorted.
I have another story involving castrating Angus bull calves with a scalpel that ended up sticking out of my leg right up to the hilt after one of the buggers kicked me.but that can wait for another day!
Sunrise Stalker
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Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Celox do similar , although its their granules in the applicator not a gel
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It might have been mentioned earlier in the thread, but a suggestion for first aid with a cut like this - a wodge of material pressed to the wound, then gripped by the hand to make a fist in the cut hand, which is then bandaged into almost a boxing glove. The two pressures - the closed fingers and the bandage, should slow most serious bleeding. Easy to say from a dry office, brew in hand, very difficult to do in the field. Makes me think that any of the EFAW+F course should for the +F have a session on applying a dressing one handed, we did a tourniquet, but they are designed for that.
Smellydog
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Aye, if the tendons are still up to it!
Did think that when typing! Can still bandage the fingers around a pad though. This might be worth working on with some videos. I looked on you tube but found none. It's possibly where vetwrap would work well - self adhesive and compressing> Sorry VSS pontificating over your injury - hope it's OK.
That is more-or-less what I did, once I'd got to somewhere where help was.
I tried it myself in the field, but was only partially successful.
Hope the colour has returned to your visage Tim. 
I don't think that's going to happen until I've got tomorrow's operation over and done with. Just the thought of it is making me queasy!Hope the colour has returned to your visage Tim.
Stop with the white coat syndrome!, negative waves baby.
I believe with Celox the issue is that it can chemically burn tissue (or so a ER nurse friend of mine commented once). He's also looking at the studies and uses of Traumagel with interest. It's only been out for public use in the past 6 months or so, so a lot are watching it with interest, to see if it lives up to the hype, or has any detractors.
63
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I don't know if it is true or not, but the Army moved from CELOX granules to CELOX gauze. When we were being trained on the gauze they said that the granules caused issues of chemical burns, and there was a concern stray granules might get into the wider circulatory system and cause clotting elsewhere.
On a more practical note, the gauze is easier to use in a dirty/windy environment
Years ago 2 of us had to attended a first aid course for BASC events
The twit in the office sent us to Snetterton race track, it was a top up training for paramedics in the centre of the race track in a building with a basement fully equipped for any emergency not the basic St John's one needed.
I had done a lot of Diving First Aid up-dates and run a number of courses over 9 years, we arrived 1.5 hrs late due to a petrol tanker fire shutting the road, so I asked to work through the lunch time so my friend could catch up.
When we walked in they had that type of bandage on display wound powder all sorts of kit...
One thing I still remember is the red fairly liquid test to replicate blood and putting on a pressure bandage!
The instructor got all the people in gloves which I clocked then pored the fairy liquid over their gloves one by one asking them to undo and apply a pressure bandage..
How ever Tim ( aka James T Kirk) change the condition of the test and I put 2 pairs on lol
Come my turn I just pulled off 1 pair lol
CookM
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I think we farmers have the mentality of no one is coming to help quickly.
Carrying limbs home ,or dragging oneself across a field has not been uncommon,although too many lose lives which is sad.
And l wish we did not get into such scrapes,the industry has a bad record.
doric_prince
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I always carry one in my man purse, in case I get a heavy flow.
Recoil from the Creedmoor?
Good luck Tim, if you are in the Royal I can give you some recommendations for a post-op feed and drink.
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