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TacticalTuna
Location: Renton Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2018 Posts: 597
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My wife cut herself while cooking a few years ago and I was living in another state. The cut was bad enough she needed to visit the ER but nothing life threatening. The adrenaline sort of kicked in and I felt a bit confused on where to go because I didn’t know where the closest ER was.
Well we live in a new house and I didn’t learn from my mistake and she cut herself bad enough that it needs ER attention, so I had to google maps up the nearest ER in a bit of an adrenaline rush.
My advice is to find the two nearest 24 hour emergency rooms and print up their info and directions and put it up on a fridge or next to your first aid kit.
By the way, the Comcast internet is out in my entire area and I got lucky mobile data works otherwise I would have been screwed with no way to know how to reach the ER
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cmica
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Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15235
Real Name: chris
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super glue....
they got these new butterfly band aids that do the same as super glue now....no freaking out, no stiche's no EFFING DOC's......and last no bills.
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Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:57 pm |
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Massivedesign
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Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38310
Real Name: Dan
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It's always good to know where the nearest ER and Immediate/Urgent Care facility (if it's not an emergency, go to Immediate/Urgent Care.
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Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:16 pm |
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Guns4Liberty
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Location: Lynnwood/Bothell Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 Posts: 8565
Real Name: Curtis
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TacticalTuna wrote: My advice is to find the two nearest 24 hour emergency rooms and print up their info and directions and put it up on a fridge or next to your first aid kit. This is good advice. Hope your wife is OK! Maybe she needs a pair of these: https://www.amazon.com/NoCry-Resistant-Gloves-Grip-Dots/dp/B01HPTE2H0/ref=asc_df_B01HPTE2H0I know Christmas has passed, but maybe she has a birthday coming up...?
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Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:52 am |
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OhShoot!
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Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999
Real Name: Josheewa
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cmica wrote: super glue....
they got these new butterfly band aids that do the same as super glue now....no freaking out, no stiche's no EFFING DOC's......and last no bills. Specifically krazy glue. The chemical make up is nearest to what they use in the emergency room.
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Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:46 am |
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RocketScott
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Location: Kentucky Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2015 Posts: 11098
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OhShoot! wrote: cmica wrote: super glue....
they got these new butterfly band aids that do the same as super glue now....no freaking out, no stiche's no EFFING DOC's......and last no bills. Specifically krazy glue. The chemical make up is nearest to what they use in the emergency room. Vet Bond (but not just for veterans) https://www.amazon.com/3M-Vetbond-084-1469SB-Vetbond-Tissue-Adhesive-1469Sb/dp/B004C12Q46/ref=asc_df_B004C12Q46/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218543830990&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18020095826032298821&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033482&hvtargid=pla-355745062703&psc=1I figure if it's it's good enough for my dog, it's good enough for me
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Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:50 pm |
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OhShoot!
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Location: Bellingham Canada Joined: Thu Jan 3, 2013 Posts: 4999
Real Name: Josheewa
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^good find. I like it!
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Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:40 am |
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golddigger14s
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Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 17822
Real Name: Chuck
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Cayenne pepper.
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Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:32 pm |
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RockHopper
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Location: Tulsa, Ok Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 Posts: 2324
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A few years back, my dog smacked another smaller dog that was yelling in her face. (Boxer vs chihuahah) The Chi was rewarded with an eyelid split all the way to the brow ridge. Stupid bulgy eyeballs. Immediately took the dog to the vet, and they said that they’d have to charge me well over $1000 for anesthesia and stitches.
Says I....”what, you don’t have any frickin superglue”???? The vet acted like he’d never heard of the stuff. $120 later, the stupid little shit healed up without even any scar.
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CQBgopher
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Location: WA/MT Joined: Thu Sep 6, 2012 Posts: 8285
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Caveman Jim
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Location: In my Cave near the Cloquallum Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 Posts: 7809
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I'll never go to Elma's aid station (New Mark Reed), never waited long at all at St. Pete's.
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CQBgopher
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Caveman Jim
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Location: In my Cave near the Cloquallum Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 Posts: 7809
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dan360 wrote: Caveman Jim wrote: I'll never go to Elma's aid station (New Mark Reed), never waited long at all at St. Pete's. I used to feel similar but when my arm tried to come off they were actually nothing short of amazing. It surprised me. Yeah I guess I'm still unamazed, I miss the old growth forest where it stands now. That was our hiding place when we were on our union break at the rusty tractor. LOL
_________________"You are either with us...as Americans. Or, You are against us. There is no IN BETWEEN." ??? "We cannot negotiate with those who say, 'What's mine is mine, and what's yours is negotiable.'" JFK "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” -Ben Franklin MadPick wrote: I don't think you beat your children enough.
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