So this is not for the faint of heart. IF YOU DON'T LIKE BLOOD, DON'T SCROLL DOWN!!!
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This was my most recent attempt in body modification. It was an unintended attempt at removing a digit. Next time i am going to keep the finger BEHIND the edge of the ruler. And who said architecture was safe?
24 hours later i am still oozing. I used my keen paramedic-sense to acknowledge the fact that i needed sutures and then rig a McGyver bandage/radio/cellphone/straight-edge and continue working on my model.
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i think that we all feel your pain... we've all had similar injuries... i've seen much worse too... just wrap it up in some duct tape and keep moving...
were you aware that entire chunks of the fingertip, if cut off by x-acto, olfa or equal will eventually grow back? fascinating.
of all the studio-related knife injuries i've witnessed (in real-time or aftermath) the best would have to be the poor flip-flop wearing student whose instincts got the worst of him. As his x-acto fell from his work surface, his reaction, as would be customary for an erstwhile soccer player, was to catch it with his foot. cut right on top where the big toe meets the foot...ouch...tape bottom of toe, wrap tape around ankle, limp on heel to car, drive to vet, get doggy stitches.
put zap on it
no not really, although i did do that once.
the worst that i've seen in person was when a friend instinctively tried to catch the xacto knife... knife dropped from above... butt end landed on thigh... palm of hand impaled by knife up to the full depth of the blade... knife remained hanging from hand... blood gushing... drops of blood leave trail to men's restroom... friend passes out from shock... wraps hand in paper towels and drives to emergency room... they can't stitch it up because it is a puncture wound... bandaged up by professionals and returns to studio to work... blood stains on otherwise beautiful model...
zap-a-gap will work... done that too... actually, i was once told that was the original purpose of zap... stevie ray vaughn used to super glue his finger calouses back on...
is there are reason that all of the responses are from former gators?
lol. good observation.
My roommate was driving an xacto down through a piece of chipboard and zealously drove it straight down into her thigh. That one required hours in the hospital.
try cutting half way into your index finger with a jigsaw wood blade on high speed.... not me but was there for the blood and all that.......... i also see students nip the tips of their fingers on the table saw....also seen a student try to rip a 2x4 and it kicked back and broke a few ribs........ also seen a student get smacked it the head when using a chop saw without letting the blade get up to full rpm before cutting........
word of advice for all chipboard cutters and x-acto users....... hold down you ruler/straight edge with your thumb and middle finger or thumb and index............
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Whew, so i am not the only one. I am surpirised no one posted a "Smooth move, ExLax!"
So, having the paramedic experience behind me always puts things into perspective. This wasn't nearly as bad as the time i walked into the E.R. with some poor guy and i had his 3 fingers in my hand, wrapped in a towel and he was walking (out of arm's reach) next to me. So, it COULD be worse...
AP - i have witnessed the foot injury (albeit the victim was wearing a tennis shoe, but the mesh on top offered absolutely no resistance to the combined effects of blade + gravity). he promptly made a sandal/bandage contraption and got back to work.
i've felt this millions of times. clumsiness and fear of blood DOES NOT mix well. at least you didn't faint in front of your friends and classmates at the sight of a bit of blood trickling down your finger!!!
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