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Posted: 10/25/2023 7:41:28 AM EDT
I recently had an elderly family member spend 8hrs in the ER for a severely injured shoulder. This got me thinking about things that I went to the ER for growing up. If I can avoid the ER for anything short of a life threatening injury, I would be ecstatic. Does anyone have a source for quality suture kits that I can leverage for injuries that are slightly north of minor but not yet life threatening? Thanks! |
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Posted: 10/25/2023 8:43:02 AM EDT
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Also try an urgent care in those cases.
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Posted: 10/25/2023 8:44:21 AM EDT
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You can find kits from off brand companies, just make sure they offer proper sterilization documentation. I think MyMedic does some grab and go stuff for basic laceration closure. There are also some minimally invasive zipper style closures that have been in field testing.
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Posted: 10/25/2023 9:11:03 AM EDT
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Staples are the new sutures.
Plenty of suture kits there too. Nearly all that stuff is labeled “for training” cause the AMA doesn’t like self care. |
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Posted: 10/25/2023 9:31:37 AM EDT
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Maybe these suture bandages?
 
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Posted: 10/25/2023 10:13:36 AM EDT
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I've often wondered what one could do to numb the area prior to stitching...
Years ago I bought a suturing practice/teaching kit off Amazon complete with all tools and fake skin to learn on. It's really not difficult on a non-moving object, but add a living being with pain receptors and things get, messier? |
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Posted: 10/25/2023 12:09:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThose are what I keep. Really, I’m not more than a day from a clinic, those work for a short term solution. |
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Posted: 10/25/2023 1:25:13 PM EDT
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For those instances where you don't have access to sutres or staples, with a simple band-aid and scissors you can make a butterfly with good holding power.
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Posted: 10/25/2023 2:19:20 PM EDT
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I do keep sutures in one kit, but really, unless the need is extreme they will stay there. The wound really needs cleaning, hemostats should be used, and sterile.
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Posted: 10/25/2023 3:18:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NotIssued: Also try an urgent care in those cases. I found out last week the one of the local occupational health offices does sutures. Some of the local urgos/oncalls/promptcares/wtfbbqxyz (I swear every company has to have some unique idiotic name for the same thing) will do sutures, some won't, it can help to call around and find out what capabilities different places have (preferably before you need it). Also see if your PCP does urgent visits; when I was a kid my mom cut the tip of her thumb off and it was a weekday so we just called the family doc and they got her in and sewed her up an hour or so later. |
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