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BanannaMan
09-10-11, 10:58 PM
Warning graffic pics!!
The wife and I were supposed to be off on the bike again last weekend but a horrific accident at work on Friday, nearly severing my finger, cancelled our plans. :(
This one may take some time to heal.
Pics are from last night (08/10/2011) some 8 1/2 days afterwards.
Stitches are supposed to be removed on Wed. but I think it's going to be a wee longer than that.
http://www.allenschevron.com/02.jpg
http://www.allenschevron.com/04.jpg
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Hospitals in the US claim to have the greatest healthcare in the world.
(of course the US claims to the best EVERYTHING in the world) :rolleyes:
This happened at 5:00 PM and was 10:30 PM before they gave me anything for pain.
Amazingly nothing vital was injured and should make a full recovery.
Thanks for the warning! I stuck my hand in a lathe once and cut one finger to the bone, threw the tendon. That was at 830am. I went to Kingston Hospital and then St Georges. It wasn't until 6pm that I was offered some pain killers! :)
Bluepete
09-10-11, 11:07 PM
That's gonna smart a bit!
GWS!
How did you do it?
Pete ;)
BanannaMan
09-10-11, 11:16 PM
This one was to the bone as well, knuckle exposed, but at least I didn't have to wait as long as you did!
Truthfully could have been seen sooner had I taken an ambulance to the hospital but it's about £1500 for the half hour ride there.
Specialone
09-10-11, 11:17 PM
Thats pretty crap Bill :(
Im always injuring myself doing the job i do, goes with the terrority unfortunately, that one of yours does look a good one though.
Scariest for me was end of last summer, i had a piece of thin wood sticking out of a rubbish bucket as i went to grab then handle it flicked and whacked me in the left eye, i was alone in a customers house and panicked a bit tbh.
I felt my eyeball move back with the impact, it went black for a few mins then so blurry i couldnt even make out shapes.
Luckily my wife works in opthamology so she looked at it and against her advice i didnt go to A&E, but it got better after a few days with plenty of eye drops.
Still sends a shiver down my spine when i think about it.
Hope yours heals quick.
Phil
Just a small flesh wound that ;) looks like its healing fine. If you leave the sutures in too long the wound heals where they pass through and it'll smart a bit when they pull them out.
BanannaMan
09-10-11, 11:31 PM
One of these, with the blade exposed was lying amidst some rubbish in a cars center console and I was testing the emergency brake.
When I released the brake and let the handle down my hand struck the blade..
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00aeKtfZAIbhoP/Long-Reach-Sticker-Scraper-WR86055-.jpg
what stitches!! real men use bog roll and insulating tape :rolleyes:
I'd have used Super glue... seriously! :-)
Specialone
10-10-11, 05:45 AM
There's some of the problem Bill, it's called a handbrake, it confused you calling it the E brake ;)
missyburd
10-10-11, 07:00 AM
Ouchy indeed, poor you! #hug#
_Stretchie_
10-10-11, 08:18 AM
Bloody hell Bill.
What you do that for?
timwilky
10-10-11, 06:22 PM
What you moaning at Bill.
Years ago as an apprentice I was seconded to the safety office of a small site whilst the manager was on vacation. A guy from the fleet repair shop brought me rag asking what is should do with these.
I opened it, it was a piece of shim steel wrapped round a drill bit and 4 fingers. Fact sod had tried to hold it whilst he opened up the stud holes.
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