safety/idiots and sharp objects

[Wilsons]

I understand CA is sometimes used surgically ....  Congrat's, Doc!

Wally Wilson, RPT

At 10:30 AM 8/3/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I had the same thing happen to me except it was the right index. I was only
>pulling on the old strings to remove them from the tuning pins before
>cutting them. I was using my string hook and while pulling I felt caught. I
>then noticed that there was a piece of string (tenor #20) stuck in my index.
>So after unhooking it, the blood was flowing. Then I used CA glue to stop
>the blood. It works fantastic for this. No waiting in emergency room. It was
>sore for about two days but CA saved that day for me.
>
>Marcel Carey
>
>
>So after carrying out this very dubious procedure about a dozen times
>SURPRISE! a becket sliced right through the flesh of my left index
>finger, opening up a surprisingly large flap of skin, with lots of
>blood oozing out. After dripping blood around the school a janitor
>helped bandage me up, so I could then spend 3 hours in the emergency
>room waiting for a doctor to spend 5 minutes sewing me up.
>
>So ... Thursday afternoon was a complete wash ($75 co-pay for the ER
>visit), and today I've elected to "do office work" and wait for a COD
>FedEx delivery (the bass strings from Samick). Have to wear a finger
>splint to keep the wound from opening up if I bend the finger.
>
>Patrick
>