Hand saw wacking

[rahtreelimbs]

I hacked my left index finger this past weekend. Wrapped the finger with a papertowel and put the glove back on. I thought all was well until blood started seeping from the glove. Handsaws seem to wreak the most havoc on body parts.

 

[Crispin Hoar]

Have you noticed that the silky only cuts parts of the body that bend? The knuckle, the wrist, the knee.

 

[treemd]

Slayer,

The pack is about 4''x 6" and maybe 2" thick, and all soft material, no risk to my head.

A package of cigarettes in a hard hat has sent men to the hospital. (like they can't kill you enough ways already )
The only thing that belongs in your hardhat is your head!
It is not so much the material that is in the way, but the effect it can have on the force absobed. Hard hats work by extending the amount of time a falling object takes to transfer impact forces to the melon. Anything in the hat can cause the load to be transferred too soon, with potentially nasty consequences.
I will look for the proper equation, but it has to do with mass, velocity, and the time required for the object to transfer all energy to the target. Shock absorbing lanyards work the same way. A few tenths of a second make a lifetime worth of difference!

Codie

 

[TimberMcPherson]

A logger I know had a mate killed after he got struck on the helmet, he had some of a folded newspaper in the top of his hat, they think he would have survived if that area was clear. Dont put anything in there, that airspace is vital for your helmet to do its job

 

[treeslayer]

I never would of thought about "impact energy transfer rate" but now you can be sure my hardhat is empty.( in more ways than one)

 

[seanlarkin]

Well Greg, as coincidence would have it, you WILL find the blood stopper pouch on page 31 of our 2003 catalog. We have about 20 in-stock right now, in case any of you feel like this thread has "jinxed" you.

_Sean

 

[Striker]

I haven't cut myself yet, but yesterday the boss was up in the bucket dropping limbs off of a pine we were removing. He had just hollered at me for dropping a limb with out roping it. I wasn't as concerned as i should have been when i heard the saw start. I look up and see a limb dropping towards me. No problem . Saw it was going to miss my body so I didn't move. Danged if it didn't hit my foot just back of the steel. Hardly noticed it at the time. Five minutes later my foot was tight in the boot. Hurt like crazy to walk.Went to the E.R. later , luckily no broken bones. Hopefully I learned my lesson

 

[reachtreeservi]

I have a combat bandage zip tied to the back of my chainsaw helmet (its on the back strap that adjust the helmet size and you can get it off one handed) Its in a sealed teeth openable pack thats sterile. Its obvious for all to see and always with me.
Theres an old saying with combat bandages
"if the cut is to small or to big for a combat bandage your not going to need it anyhow"
Although personally if I am bleeding I know that non sterile and not bleeding is better than clean and loosing claret.

Ah silky, how you love the taste of my flesh.

+1
Great Idea Timber, I'm gonna take mine off the back of my belt and zip it to the helmet. I always worried about getting it off the small of my back one handed. Thanks!

 

[treeseer]

A bandana is a versatile bit of gear. Tie it in a bandit mask when it gets dusty, tie it tight to compress a puncture, and of course it's a sweat band too.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I keep a roll of TP in the truck for the small cuts.

I'll have someone send it up to me with a roll of electrical tape

I love the knuckle bandages for everything, I get them in bulk on line for cheap and keep them in the truck and gear bag.

It is nice to see old old post resurface instead of the a similar question asked.

Has anyone heard from that treeslayer, I worked with him several years ago, and he fell off the face of the earth about a year later

 

[lt1nut]

I'm with JPS on this one, electrical tape beats duct tape hands down, even if you don't count it fitting in a pocket. Lacquer thinner to clean and kind of cauterize the wound, electrical tape to apply pressure and cover it. Thinner sounds worse than it is, doesn't burn like gas and to me is similar to that bactine stuff, dries it out nice and I'm pretty sure kills any gunk that got in it.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'm with JPS on this one,

I'm just across the county line from you in St. Martins.

I usually do not sanitize till I get home, they are mostly punctures and do not come clean w/o copious amounts of water. Tape and compress in the tree and get back to things.