In all seriousness, I think Charlie was scheduled for his first skin grafts today. Say a quick prayer that all went well:)
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The stirrups are actually in the shop for a tune up next week. :D Sometimes I feel I disappoint you more than I disappoint my own family and believe me, that's saying something!! :eek::D:D |
Great news. Charlie had his skin grafts on Thursday and is schedualed to come home Monday. He is in good spirits and looking forward to the final stage of re cooperating and healing.
He thanks everyone for their concern and prayers:D 5th |
Great news about Charlie. He better recuperated enough for the spring flea market season. A few Beef sandwiches are calling his name at ESSEX MSSA. Look forward to the talk Monday Night
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Thanks for the presentation and for lining up Dr. Blythe. I learned alot and I thought it was interesting that soap and water would be the best solution to wash out a wound. I am fortunate enough to have running water on my boat so it makes it easy for me. I also scored a new pair of gloves from Rick:D. bhl (Bruce) |
Bruce, I too was surprised that soap & water was preferred. I'm from the Tim Allen (Tim the Toolman Taylor) vein, I think bigger (stronger) is better.
Dr Blythe doesn't do much fishing, if any at all. His thought process is that flushing the wound with soap and water, will not cause any additional trauma to the skin surrounding the wound. Stronger solutions (alcohol, Betadine, bleach) will do this. Additionally, he says to leave the wound open to the air. Do not cover it with an antiseptic cream and a bandage. Doing this, exposes the fisherman to anaerobic organisms (those not needing oxygen to replicate). These anaerobic organisms are dangerous as well. On my boat, I may only have bottle water available. I can see flushing the wound with water, but then I might cover it (bandaid) because I'm continually dipping bait, and keeping my hands in harms way. Today, I had a hook rip a gash in my finger. I used soap & water, then a clean paper towel to put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. I went right back to "mateing". I couldn't quit, go sit down and say I was done for the day:eek::eek: My hand stayed wet all morning:mad: I probably would have felt better with Betadine poured over the area as extra protection:D Dr Blythe probably deals with people who injure themselves, get treatment, and go home for the rest of the day:rolleyes: I did find his Q & A session informative and thought provoking. 5th |
I'm leaning towards 68% internal alcohol content to ward off these nasty germs :D
Marty , excellent presentation - think everyone there learned something. |
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If I keep something 40% alcohol (80 proof) on the boat...Will that work as well ? :) |
The other line of reasoning behind using soap and water is that the more anti-bacterial products we continue to use, the stronger and more resistant the bacteria gets.
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Hey, it worked for Mountain Men and Cowboys.:eek: Also remember to carry a piece of a tree branch to place between your teeth when your buddy has to dig a treble hook out of your body:rolleyes: 5th |
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