Suturing

Excellent question!
I would like to learn the post, during and prep best practices as well.
But in the meantime:
I've heard, peel a bananna, don't eat and stitch it back up. The have a better feel than oranges which many folks practice on.
You can also use raw chicken, make some cuts and sew them back up.
Pick up a book for technique and knots and that should keep you busy for a bit.
 
Boghog1 said:
Look to advance Wilderness first aid courses through SOLO they may cover this
http://www.soloschools.com/
I have taken the basic WFA and it is highly recommended. wish I could do the more advanced courses
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This.

SOLO has great classes. The great thing about the school is that because they focus more on wilderness search and rescue the classes are very down to earth and focus on real medicine and keeping people alive. In more traditional CPR, First Aid, Paramedic, EMT, etc. training there are many subjects that are outright skipped because "only a doctor should do that" or "only a certified blah-blahs should do that." That's great if you are training for a profession and will end up taking a lot of classes but if you want to learn how to save a life in an emergency then this is the place to go. If I get into a car crash I want the first responders to be all certified with hundreds of hours of training. If I am in the wilderness I want every one of my companions to have taken the SOLO basic wilderness first aid class.
 
Obviously the guy doing it is a doctor/med student and has had lots of practice. Practice is key.

Found this link for a "field expedient" style. He makes some really good points (it's 4 parts, here's part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_og7HbVMrU

I also looked at this guy's first aid kits and they make a ton of sense. A little crazy on the baggies_you could definitely trim ome ounces from his kit.
 
as far as "technique" - pigs feet or anything with pig skin still on it makes a great trainer.

i'm not even going to bother clicking those links....

just a few notes: local anesthetic, aseptic technique and different types of suturs for different areas of the body. if you slice your thigh on barb wire, probably not a big deal on the scar, but once your start venturing into the hands, face, joins or larger areas, you don't need sutures, you need a surgeon to fix it.


stick to quick clot. [laugh] it takes years of practice and you can easily eF someone up for life.

stick to the ABCs and bandage, get the person to the proper medical care. now, SHTF? sure, just practice good aseptic technique.
 
edit: not to piss on the cherioes, but you need sterilized instruments to carry this out... also, antibiotics. [thinking] follow up visits and suture removal kits..

-generally speaking..

i think that dermal glue (derma bond) would be a better bet for minor wounds as a last result... i'd stick to bandages.. [rofl]
 
Well, maybe if a few folks would step up and volunteer we could hone our skills. I am willing to make the initial cuts that need to be stitched. Oh, and I'll bring the bite sticks.
 
bullseye said:
Well, maybe if a few folks would step up and volunteer we could hone our skills. I am willing to make the initial cuts that need to be stitched. Oh, and I'll bring the bite sticks.
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only if you are self-inflicting those cuts. I'll do the stitching. might take me a few tries.[wink]
 
believe it or not u-tube has many videos on the subject they seem to be posted medical training vids. start to finish, proper procedure, nots, etc. most done on pig hide. they get alittle booring because they take you from start to finish in actual time, so have coffie ready. just do a search and you'll get results on alot of medical stuff
 

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