Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
fingernail yesterday (seriously).

So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

"Squet34785" > wrote in message
...
> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>

Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a horrendous
argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to the hospital!".
18 stitches later....

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Squet34785" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding
>> presents, which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One
>> problem, I'm not used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to
>> slice off half my fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>>
>> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>>
>
> Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a
> horrendous argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself
> to the hospital!". 18 stitches later....

Ouch!

On 2006-08-09, Squet34785 > wrote:

> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

Slicing off half my fingernail (seriously).

Wait till they change that first dressing! Afterwards, ask for lottsa
painkillers cuz you're having trouble sleeping at night. Then, don't
use them till your next doctor's visit to again change the dressing.
Then take half dozen of the horded pain pills about 40 mins before doc
visit. Perfectly painless dressing change. From there on, it's a
cakewalk.

nb

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
:

> Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a
> horrendous argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to
> the hospital!". 18 stitches later....

Next time save yourself the emergency room waste of time and cost and
squirt enough superglue into the wound to close it up!

YEAH, squirt superglue directly into the wound.

It's surefire!!!

Andy

Squet34785 wrote:

> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

Had my hand in a glass as I was washing it. It broke and sliced into a
finger. No hospitalization necessary, but a warning to everybody out
there.

Otherwise, well, probably every couple months I grate a fingernail into
grated cheese. Now, who wants tacos?

An oven mitt on your left hand does not simultaneously protect your
right hand when you reach into the oven with both hands to pull out a
hot casserole.

Tara

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a
>> horrendous argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to
>> the hospital!". 18 stitches later....
>
> Next time save yourself the emergency room waste of time and cost and
> squirt enough superglue into the wound to close it up!
>
> YEAH, squirt superglue directly into the wound.
>
> It's surefire!!!
>
> Andy

No thanks.

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:17:27 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>> Next time save yourself the emergency room waste of time and cost and
>> squirt enough superglue into the wound to close it up!
>>
>> YEAH, squirt superglue directly into the wound.
>>
>> It's surefire!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
>No thanks.
>

Actually these days, they are squirting a type of glue into wounds to
close them up. Probably not superglue, but it helps hold the wound
closed. I have seen this a few times this past year.

Christine

Christine Dabney typed:
>
> Actually these days, they are squirting a type of glue into wounds
> to
> close them up. Probably not superglue, but it helps hold the wound
> closed. I have seen this a few times this past year.
>
> Christine

Not in the way that most people think of superglue, but yes, it *is*
superglue. Surgical grade of course. It burns just as much as the
stuff we can buy in the store. That's why I asked the doctor the last
time I needed a wound closed. It hasn't completely replaced stitches,
and won't for quite a while, but for certain types of cuts, the doctor
said it's all he/they use any more.

BOB

"Squet34785" > wrote in message
...
> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents, which
> seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not used to knives
> quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my fingernail yesterday
> (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

Ouch!
I've had a couple mishaps myself:
When I was 6 and my sister was 9, she grabbed a coffee can lid out of my hand. I have
6 scars on my palm and various fingers. Mind you, this was with an old fashioned can
opener...you remember, the ones that left the can lid looking like a sharks mouth?
When I was 8 my sister and I were washing dishes (pre-dishwasher days for us) and she
handed me a knife she had just washed to rinse and dry. I dropped said knife and it
was buried 1/2 inch or so in the top of my foot. I walked into the living room like
that and asked my Dad to take it out I still have a scar from that one too.
About 10 years ago, I was cutting a watermelon and the knife slipped and when into
the wrist of the hand that was holding the melon. Yep, you guessed it, another scar.
Most recently, my husband had gotten me a mandolin with a ceramic blade. The first
time I used it, the plastic holder (that grips the food you're slicing) slipped and I
wound up slicing off the tip of my finger, nail and all. Yuck.

kimberly

One time on Usenet, "Squet34785" > said:

> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

Aside from various burns, probably the time I removed a chunk
of thumb via mandolin. That sucker throbbed with every heart
beat. Now I'm missing part of a thumbprint.

I also had a rather painful battle with a Dungeness crab as a
pre-teen, but no scars from that one...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

On 9 Aug 2006 15:10:21 -0700, "Bailey Legull" >
wrote:

>Had my hand in a glass as I was washing it. It broke and sliced into a
>finger. No hospitalization necessary, but a warning to everybody out
>there.

Been there, done that. Lotsa blood!

Carol

One time on Usenet, "JoeSpareBedroom" > said:
> "Squet34785" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> > which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> > used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> > fingernail yesterday (seriously).
> >
> > So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
> >
>
> Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a horrendous
> argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to the hospital!".
> 18 stitches later....

I can see why she's your ex. Miguel (DH) and I have had some
nasty emotional battles in the last 17 years, but I'm sure that
if a serious injury came up, the argument would get dropped
immediately. Fortunately it hasn't happened (knock on wood) to
us -- 18 stitches and she told you to drive yourself? Sheesh...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:01:02 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On 9 Aug 2006 15:10:21 -0700, "Bailey Legull" >
>wrote:
>
>>Had my hand in a glass as I was washing it. It broke and sliced into a
>>finger. No hospitalization necessary, but a warning to everybody out
>>there.
>
>Been there, done that. Lotsa blood!
>
>Carol

Did that when I was a kid. It was big vein too...along the side of my
thumb....either that or an artery. I think a vein... I bled and
bled and bled..and I had to get stitches in it.. Still a nice little
scar to this day.

Christine

One time on Usenet, Christine Dabney > said:
> On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:01:02 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> > wrote:
> >On 9 Aug 2006 15:10:21 -0700, "Bailey Legull" >
> >wrote:

> >>Had my hand in a glass as I was washing it. It broke and sliced into a
> >>finger. No hospitalization necessary, but a warning to everybody out
> >>there.

> >Been there, done that. Lotsa blood!

> Did that when I was a kid. It was big vein too...along the side of my
> thumb....either that or an artery. I think a vein... I bled and
> bled and bled..and I had to get stitches in it.. Still a nice little
> scar to this day.

Ugh, I'd better quit reading this thread. I don't mind my own
blood at all, but just *reading* about someone else's fluid loss
makes me kinda woozy...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Tara wrote:
> An oven mitt on your left hand does not simultaneously protect your
> right hand when you reach into the oven with both hands to pull out a
> hot casserole.
>
> Tara

I'm terrible when it comes to ovens (and irons). I'm always "branding"
myself. Maybe I should use those gloves that go up to your elbow.

Nexis wrote on 09 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

>
> "Squet34785" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding
> > presents, which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One
> > problem, I'm not used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to
> > slice off half my fingernail yesterday (seriously).
> >
> > So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>
> Ouch!
> I've had a couple mishaps myself:
> When I was 6 and my sister was 9, she grabbed a coffee can lid out of
> my hand. I have 6 scars on my palm and various fingers. Mind you, this
> was with an old fashioned can opener...you remember, the ones that
> left the can lid looking like a sharks mouth? When I was 8 my sister
> and I were washing dishes (pre-dishwasher days for us) and she handed
> me a knife she had just washed to rinse and dry. I dropped said knife
> and it was buried 1/2 inch or so in the top of my foot. I walked into
> the living room like that and asked my Dad to take it out I still
> have a scar from that one too. About 10 years ago, I was cutting a
> watermelon and the knife slipped and when into the wrist of the hand
> that was holding the melon. Yep, you guessed it, another scar. Most
> recently, my husband had gotten me a mandolin with a ceramic blade.
> The first time I used it, the plastic holder (that grips the food
> you're slicing) slipped and I wound up slicing off the tip of my
> finger, nail and all. Yuck.
>
> kimberly
>
>
>

1st 2nd and 3rd degree burns up to both knees in a bbq lighting accident
back around 77....Never use naptha to light the bbq,,,,I was off work for
3 months....hurt to even stand up.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

Kthonian wrote on Wednesday, August 9, 2006:

<snip>

> I also had a rather painful battle with a Dungeness crab as a
> pre-teen, but no scars from that one...

I've never had a significant kitchen injury - only routine occasional
cuts and burns.
I recall two run-ins with Dungeness crabs:

1. In the summer on Hood Canal in Washinton State; I was in my early
20's watching my two young (maybe 3 and 5 years old) nieces on the
beach on a fairly warm summer day. The tide was high and right in the
wash of the water line were hundreds (probably thousands) of baby crabs
- I assume they were Dungeness as that's the prevalent species. I'd say
they ranged in size from a dime to a nickel with distinctly formed
miniature pincers. The younger niece was afraid of them. I picked one
up, trying to show her she didn't need to be afraid. YOW!!! The little
sob skittered up from my palm to one of my fingers and dug in with the
pincers. No permanent damage, but I was surprised.

2. About the same period of time, we had a ski boat and a temporary
moorage in front of the house. The moorage consisted of a chain and
hook attacked to a concrete anchor
with an orange float to hold the chain sort of close to the surface and
mark the moorage. A mature crab took up life living on the chain. When
you moor the boat, you can see down far enough to see the crab. You
have to fish around in the water to grab the chain. Grabbing the chain
prompts the crab to skitter up the chain in a menacing way. Put the
chain down and the crab goes back down the chain. Only option was to do
the job as fast as possible.
The crab moved pretty fast.

"Kthonian" > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "JoeSpareBedroom" > said:
>> "Squet34785" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding
>> > presents,
>> > which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm
>> > not
>> > used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
>> > fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>> >
>> > So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>> >
>>
>> Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a horrendous
>> argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to the
>> hospital!".
>> 18 stitches later....
>
> I can see why she's your ex. Miguel (DH) and I have had some
> nasty emotional battles in the last 17 years, but I'm sure that
> if a serious injury came up, the argument would get dropped
> immediately. Fortunately it hasn't happened (knock on wood) to
> us -- 18 stitches and she told you to drive yourself? Sheesh...

With a stick shift, too. :-) Interesting ride.

In article >,
"Squet34785" > wrote:

> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

I manage to cut myself pretty badly every few years or so....

If nothing else, it's made me improve my knife handling skills. ;-)
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

In article .com>,
"Bailey Legull" > wrote:

> Squet34785 wrote:
>
> > So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>
> Had my hand in a glass as I was washing it. It broke and sliced into a
> finger. No hospitalization necessary, but a warning to everybody out
> there.
>
> Otherwise, well, probably every couple months I grate a fingernail into
> grated cheese. Now, who wants tacos?

<lol> I buy all of my cheese for cooking and recipes pre-shredded now.
;-) There is no reason not to as it's the same price, comes in 2 lb.
bags and freezes well. Comes in Mozarella, Monterey Jack, Cheddar and
Cheddar/Jack.

No more grated fingernails......
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> An oven mitt on your left hand does not simultaneously protect your
> right hand when you reach into the oven with both hands to pull out a
> hot casserole.
>
> Tara

<snicker> I do that in the microwave from time to time....
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

BOB wrote:
> Not in the way that most people think of superglue, but yes, it *is*
> superglue. Surgical grade of course. It burns just as much as the
> stuff we can buy in the store. That's why I asked the doctor the last
> time I needed a wound closed. It hasn't completely replaced stitches,
> and won't for quite a while, but for certain types of cuts, the doctor
> said it's all he/they use any more.
>
> BOB
>


Yep - a former coworker sliced his thumb up fairly badly a few years
back and they told him that if it started to open up again to just use
some super glue so that he wouldn't have to return to the hospital.
Nicer on his wallet, I guess.

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
>
> 1st 2nd and 3rd degree burns up to both knees in a bbq lighting accident
> back around 77....Never use naptha to light the bbq,,,,I was off work for
> 3 months....hurt to even stand up.
>

Well I think this one wins the award for the dumbest thing done in this
thread! If you really did that you are so ****ing stupid! I surprised
you aren't dead by now.

sf wrote:
>
> I'm pretty careful in the kitchen now, but I had a nasty kitchen
> episode when I was a teenager. I was making french fries from scratch.
> I started heating the oil and the phone rang. Being a teenager, I
> talked. When I remembered the oil, it was over heated and smoking. I
> didn't know what to do with it, so I took it into the bathroom and
> tossed the hot oil in the toilet. <Now you know why I'm careful> I
> ended up with 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the exposed parts of my
> body. It was very painful and left me with patches of skin that still
> don't tan.
>

You sure you aren't related to Mr Libido Ignoramus? This one takes the
silver medal for stupid ****ing things to do! It's surprising that you
aren't dead by now. What an idiot you are.

One time on Usenet, "KevinS" > said:
>
> Kthonian wrote on Wednesday, August 9, 2006:
>
> <snip>
>
> > I also had a rather painful battle with a Dungeness crab as a
> > pre-teen, but no scars from that one...
>
> I've never had a significant kitchen injury - only routine occasional
> cuts and burns.
> I recall two run-ins with Dungeness crabs:
>
> 1. In the summer on Hood Canal in Washinton State;

Hey, that's my neck of the woods. :-)

> I was in my early
> 20's watching my two young (maybe 3 and 5 years old) nieces on the
> beach on a fairly warm summer day. The tide was high and right in the
> wash of the water line were hundreds (probably thousands) of baby crabs
> - I assume they were Dungeness as that's the prevalent species. I'd say
> they ranged in size from a dime to a nickel with distinctly formed
> miniature pincers. The younger niece was afraid of them. I picked one
> up, trying to show her she didn't need to be afraid. YOW!!! The little
> sob skittered up from my palm to one of my fingers and dug in with the
> pincers. No permanent damage, but I was surprised.

I believe those are what we called rock crabs, rather than Dungeness;
they usually stay in the deeper waters. Then again, I'm no expert. We
used to play with rock crabs on the beach, and I'd take them to school
with me. The teachers didn't appreciate that.

> 2. About the same period of time, we had a ski boat and a temporary
> moorage in front of the house. The moorage consisted of a chain and
> hook attacked to a concrete anchor
> with an orange float to hold the chain sort of close to the surface and
> mark the moorage. A mature crab took up life living on the chain. When
> you moor the boat, you can see down far enough to see the crab. You
> have to fish around in the water to grab the chain. Grabbing the chain
> prompts the crab to skitter up the chain in a menacing way. Put the
> chain down and the crab goes back down the chain. Only option was to do
> the job as fast as possible.
> The crab moved pretty fast.

Definitely a Dungeness; I used to catch them via fishing line in
much the same way -- once they grabbed on, they didn't want to let
go. Cheaper than a crab pot (especially since I didn't have a boat
back then) and a nice surprise dinner when Mom got home from work.

Even though the Canal can be murky, I still love to snorkle in it,
just to see all the neat sealife. A friend caught sight of a small
octopus once, the lucky stiff.

ObFood: I'm going to be in Brinnon tomorrow, which will take me
past Hama Hama Seafoods:

http://www.hamahamaoysters.com/store.html

I've *got* to get some smoked salmon, maybe some crab. DH won't
eat oysters or clams, damnit...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

y wrote:
>
> You sure you aren't related to Mr Libido Ignoramus? This one takes the
> silver medal for stupid ****ing things to do! It's surprising that you
> aren't dead by now. What an idiot you are.

``````````````````````````

I've been told there are no more than 6 degrees of separation between
us and we're definately too dumb to die.

Squet34785 wrote:
> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

#1. Washing a glass by hand, not paying attention, shoved my hand and
the dish cloth in a little too hard, it exploded and imbedded a huge
slice of glass into the base of my thumb, slicing the tendon that runs
from the wrist to the first joint. Looked up, and said to my niece: "I
don't think a Band-Aid is gonna fix this one..."

#2. I was 15 years old, baking a home-made pizza. Slipped it into the
400F oven, lifted my hand a little too high, hit the element and
instantly burned the top of my index finger between the first and
second knuckle (3rd degree). I smelled it before I saw it. Never felt
it. Went in to shock almost immediately. Walked into the next room
and casually said "Oh, I burned myself". Sister smelled it, came
running and about passed out. I still have the scar.

-L.

>on Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 9:50pm (Squet34785)asked:
>Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one
>of my wedding presents, which seems to be the best
>knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not used
>to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to
>slice off half my fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
------------------------------------------------------------ I never had
any serious casualties in the years I was stuck working in restaurants
just minor cuts from opening boxes and getting nailed by those staples.

Worst I seen was in an Indiana cafeteria a prep cook was using the
buffalo chopper preparing fillers for salmon patties and got his ring
caught in blade which resulted in his hand up to elbow being chewed. -
happened in 1970's-.

Ambulance techs had to take him with hand still in chopper to hospital.

He did lose the whole arm up to shoulder.

KevinS wrote:
> 1. In the summer on Hood Canal in Washinton State; I was in my early
> 20's watching my two young (maybe 3 and 5 years old) nieces on the
> beach on a fairly warm summer day. The tide was high and right in the
> wash of the water line were hundreds (probably thousands) of baby crabs
> - I assume they were Dungeness as that's the prevalent species. I'd say
> they ranged in size from a dime to a nickel with distinctly formed
> miniature pincers. The younger niece was afraid of them. I picked one
> up, trying to show her she didn't need to be afraid. YOW!!! The little
> sob skittered up from my palm to one of my fingers and dug in with the
> pincers. No permanent damage, but I was surprised.

I did the same thing with a tiny crab in Kauai - the little critter had
an incredible power in those claws. I eventually just stuck my hand
back in to the water and he let go.

-L.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:17:27 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> > wrote:
>
> >> Next time save yourself the emergency room waste of time and cost and
> >> squirt enough superglue into the wound to close it up!
> >>
> >> YEAH, squirt superglue directly into the wound.
> >>
> >> It's surefire!!!
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> >No thanks.
> >
>
> Actually these days, they are squirting a type of glue into wounds to
> close them up. Probably not superglue, but it helps hold the wound
> closed. I have seen this a few times this past year.
>
> Christine

When I had my surgery 6 weeks ago, I ended up with two 2-inch long incisions
that weren't stitched up, they were glued. Most of the glue is gone,
there's just a little patch still left on my skin.

kili

Squet34785 wrote:
> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

Well, let's see (unfortunately, I seem to be collecting kitchen
casualties). The most amusing (now) would be setting my hair on fire,
twice. But medically worst that I did myself? That would probably be
the time I was frying about 15 pounds of bacon in batches (for a
catering gig). I was about 2 pounds into it and needing to dump the
bacon grease. Somehow I bumped against the stove and knocked a small
jar that was sitting on the top of the stove against the wall (up on
top of the part of the electric stove where the dials are). The jar
fell forward into the pan of bacon grease. The bacon grease splattered
up on my left hand and forearm. Then, completely not thinking, I
grabbed the jar out of the grease, thereby adding a third set of burns
(this one to my palm and fingers).

Alexis.

"Squet34785" > wrote in message
...
> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?
>
>

If you use good technique and avoid rushing you can almost prevent
casualties of any sort.

Curl your fingers of your holding hand so that you hold by the tips not the
pads and you will not take slices off your fingernails or, more important,
your finger tips. The last knuckle of your longest finger (usually the
middle one) becomes the guide that the flat of the knife slides against and
with that last joint pointing down you cannot get the end of the finger
under the blade.

David

Andy wrote:
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
> :
>
> > Basically the same thing, except I did it 20 minutes after a
> > horrendous argument with my wife (now ex), who said "Drive yourself to
> > the hospital!". 18 stitches later....
>
> Next time save yourself the emergency room waste of time and cost and
> squirt enough superglue into the wound to close it up!
>
> YEAH, squirt superglue directly into the wound.
>
> It's surefire!!!
>
> Andy

Superglue is not surgical glue. Superglue contains polyacrylamide
which is a neurotoxin when it is unpolymerized. DO NOT use superglue
to seal wounds.

-L.

On 2006-08-09, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan > wrote:

> Wellll... it wasn't. I was so messed up from the vicoden by the time it
> was over I had to call a cab to get me home.

yeah, but was it painless? That's all that counts. As for the
whacked out cab ride, Hell, there's people out there payig good money
for that privilege. Consider it a bonus.

nb

"-L." > wrote in news:1155198820.904575.112820
@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

> Superglue is not surgical glue. Superglue contains polyacrylamide
> which is a neurotoxin when it is unpolymerized. DO NOT use superglue
> to seal wounds.
>
> -L.


-L.,

Superglue has been on the front lines since Vietnam! My brother's used
it! I used it back in March!

Simmer down!

Andy

"-L." > wrote in news:1155203473.006384.110890
@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

>
> Andy wrote:
>> Superglue has been on the front lines since Vietnam! My brother's used
>> it! I used it back in March!
>
> Again, it was probably not true Superglue. And if it was, it was used
> in the field out of desperation, not because of any medical approval.
> Superglue is primarily short-chain cyanoacrylate (a polyacrylamide)
> which is toxic. There are other cyanoacrylates that are non-toxic,
> that *are* used to glue wounds, such as the substance used in the
> Liquid Band-Aid brand wound sealant. Confusing the two can have
> devastating side effects.
>
>>
>> Simmer down!
>
> I'm not simmering. Using a neurotoxin on an open wound is unwise. The
> effects of neurotoxins sometimes do not manifest for years.
>
> -L.


You're entitled to your opinion. I've used brand named superglue before
and I would again.

Andy

-L. wrote:
>
> Superglue is not surgical glue. Superglue contains polyacrylamide
> which is a neurotoxin when it is unpolymerized. DO NOT use superglue
> to seal wounds.
>

Don't worry, I won't. In fact it was never an option - that stuff
hurts too much. I have insurance and I'm not afraid of doctors - so if
it's a serious injury, I'll see a professional.

Squet34785 wrote:

> Heh, I got a Global Oriental Chef's knife as one of my wedding presents,
> which seems to be the best knife in the whole world. One problem, I'm not
> used to knives quite so sharp, and so I managed to slice off half my
> fingernail yesterday (seriously).
>
> So come on, what's your worst kitchen casualty?

It's a toss up. A few years ago I managed to give myself some nasty burns
while stir frying, 3 times in one month.

Probably the first was last summer when I went almost half way through my
index finger while cutting an avocado. I was going to go to the hospital and
get it stitched up but we were just about to sit down to dinner. We had a leg
of lamb on the BBQ. My wife got me a bandage (not Band-Aid) and I wrapped it
nice and tight. I had a heck of a mess to clean up. There was blood
everywhere.

The next morning it was still bleeding, so I figured I should get it tended
to. I stopped on the way to deliver something to my mother, had lunch with
her, then off to the ER. The nurse asked me whatever made me think that I
didn't need stitches the night before. I explained about the leg of lamb,
but omitted the part about how we hadn't planned on driving anywhere that
night and had a few drinks. By the time I saw the doctor it was too late for
stitches. It actually healed faster and better than wounds that have been
stitched.

Now when I go to donate blood and they come and check on me I can tell them
not to worry, that I have lost more blood cooking dinner :-)