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“The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds” goes on sale next Tuesday, with a special discount for 24 hours!
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
I’m so excited. After many months—really years—of preparation, I’m publishing my first two in a series of mulitmedia, interactive e-books.
The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds and The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Burns will take you step-by-step through the process of evaluating and treating these common injuries—from minor, everyday cuts to life-threatening, third-degree burns. And to thank you, I’m offering a special discount for the first 24 hours they’re on sale.
About the New, Interactive Survival Books
The books, on sale next Tuesday (July 17) through Amazon.com, are written in the same user-friendly manner as my blog posts, but with a more thorough focus on one particular subject. You’ll learn how to evaluate an injury and treat it, and what to do if something goes wrong.
For instance, in The Survival Doctor’s Guide to Wounds:
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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H
If you need to repair a head cut and can’t get to the doctor, this a neat little trick. All you need are two things: a cut on the scalp and hair.
The hair has to be at least an inch or two long and has to surround the head cut. You twist hair strands on both sides of the cut, cross them over the cut to close it, and glue down your masterpiece. Repeat the process along the cut from one end to the other.
Actually, some doctors use this procedure in the office, especially on kids. I don’t. It’s not that I’m cruel. It’s just, I’m afraid the child might pick at it enough to unstick the hair. But, in a bind, it’s a great little trick. If you have some strong string, like dental floss, you can tie it around the strands where they cross. That way, you don’t have to depend completely on the glue.
My written post on how to repair a scalp wound using hair is here.
If there’s no hair around the cut, or the hair’s too short, then treat it like any other cut. Just use my videos or written posts on how to treat a cut.
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
Everyone wants to get that cut closed ASAP. But hey, hold on there just a minute, Bub. First, you’ve got to stop the bleeding.
Next you’re going to need to clean, clean, clean. After the wound is closed, leftover bacteria are going to just love that warm, moist enclosed space. They can hide and multiply like crazy. And foreign bodies like visual dirt and debris? Don’t get me started. Next thing you know you’ve got a nasty wound infection with pus and redness and fever and worse. Dare I say abscess?
Sure, our immune system is great. It fights off those bacteria like crazy. But give it a fighting chance. Clean that wound. Then the our antibodies and white blood cells can mop up what’s left. (And there are almost always a few bacteria left).
In this second video of my three-part series on how to threat a cut, my daughter/assistant and I brave the wild (kidding) to demonstrate tips on how to tell if you’ve cut a tendon, severed an artery, or damaged a nerve.
I place emphasis on the importance of getting medical help as soon as possible if you think the bone is involved (an open fracture). And I demonstrate how to clean a cut with irrigation, including a makeshift way to make a pressure stream of water if the tap is not available.
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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
When to see a doctor for a cut?
Crash. A brick flies through a window. Your spouse is cut and bleeding, but otherwise unhurt. The streets are jammed with rioters. There’s no ambulance available, and even if you could get to the hospital, it’s packed. Should you fight the crowd or stay put? The urgency of when to see a doctor for a cut depends on several things.
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by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.
Note: If you’re treating a cut right now, click here to read a different post. The article below is meant to be read before emergencies or for additional information.
When you have a bad cut, all that bleeding can be scary, but how much blood you’re dripping isn’t necessarily an indicator of how bad the wound is—unless, of course, it’s a large amount. Here’s a better guide to figuring that out.
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