Head Wounds - Top

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CC9966" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04600640dkesoe.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Medical Missionary Press</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Missionary Press"><B>home</B></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CC9966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Accident pictures"><IMG SRC="0410d0d0.png" border=0 width="13" height="13" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>       <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="7">      <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="7">      <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Head Wounds - Top</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0bd80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> November 19 - Unfortunately we did not take a picture of the injury before bandaging it up. Its graphic nature caused the camera operator to feel queasy. One cut was about 4 inches long and had another diagonal cut going off of it, creating a loose piece of flesh with a cavity large enough to slide a quarter into. These were carefully cleaned and irrigated with hydrogen peroxide (H<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>O<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>) and then a liberal application of pine sap was put into the wounds. The syringe in the photo is used to squirt hydrogen peroxide into the cuts and flush them out. The edges of the wounds were then pulled together and held with several butterfly bandages.. After that all was covered with sterile gauze and taped down.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c580ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> November 22 - On the third day after the accident we soaked the bandages and dried blood around the injuries with hydrogen peroxide and slowly cleaned the wounds. It took several hours to clean and redress all of them. The left side of my face still has considerable swelling from the bumps, bruises, and gash on that side.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0be80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> November 22 - After much work the bandages are removed and the wounds are cleaned as far as possible. Healing had already progressed considerably. There has been very little pain due to the pain killing properties of pine sap.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06d80ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The butterfly bandages are evident in the new application of bandages after three days. The gash on the side of my head has pulled together and is healing up also. This injury had a lot of flesh torn loose under the skin so has a rougher appearance as it heals. Non of the cuts have any stitches. Only butterfly bandages have been used. On this third day, after the wounds were cleaned with hydrogen peroxide they were irrigated with golden seal tea. Then vitamin E oil was applied and the cuts were dusted with golden seal powder.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c180ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> December 2 - Closeup of lower part of long cut on the top of the head. This is 13 days after the accident.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c280ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> December 6 - Healing continues. Much of the scab material has slowly come loose with gentle hydrogen peroxide cleaning. There is still a scab on the flap of tissue between the two cuts on top.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c380ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> December 10</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c480ab0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> December 13 - A little scab material still remains in the area that was torn loose underneath at the time of the accident.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>