MissMorrigan
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This sounds good in theory and its the way I was trained but have you ever actually tried this? The best thing, in my opinion, is to grab your coats and go straight to the accident and emergency department and let them deal with it. I always tell anyone before needle play begins that if we get a needlestick then we will be going to the hospital.
Jaz, where's the medical emergency for the bottom, it's only the top that has been accidentally pierced and contamination for the bottom will not occur unless the top is irresponsible enough to remove the needle in the same direction it has been pushed in. I agree that if contamination occurs then medical attention from the local A & E dept. should be sought for post injury prophylaxis treatment. There's no question whatsoever of not seeking medical attention were I to contaminate either myself or someone else during a session. While I have stuck myself on the rare occasion, this was due to improper technique on my part (two separate occasions) and involved no contamination, i.e., when I stuck myself it had not been firstly used in someone else, therefore, I have not needed to use the method I have mentioned above and have seen its use on one occasion during a needleplay scene at a private play party. Should I need to, I would have no concerns about cutting the base off the needle using forceps to grip it firmly and use either a sterilised wire cutter or medics shears for the purpose of removing the base of the needle so that I can then allow the needle to continue travelling in the same direction.
Years ago, when I was out fishing I got a barbed hook caught through my thumb when someone pulled my trace before I had safely put it down. This was long before I became involved in needleplay and had no idea how I was going to get it out, so a trip to the A & E saw them flush it to clean it, snip off the base of the hook (the eye) and then push it through the same direction it entered, further flushing, a small bandage and I was out within ten minutes of going there. The nurse that was treating me informed me to always push something through 'upstream' and only 'downstream' as a last resort.
I am by no means an expert (far from it) but I am competent, and while my locker resembles something out of an ER episode I know how to correctly use each item stored. I do know my first aid and I'm very anal when it comes to infection control procedures. I would tell any person, top or bottom, to ensure there is always someone on hand with practised and verifiable first-aid training during a session. Risk awareness is most important - to both persons and one day I'd love to put together a H & S video for fellow kinksters, along with one on various needle/cutting techniques.
Thank you to Lady Pact for your kind words, and the bottom line is with anything invasive, always gain basic training and where you can practice safely instead of learning through trial and error in which the first error could very well end up being your last.
Edited to add: I should mention that at the private play party, the person administering the first-aid in that situation was an ambulance assistant by the name of Michael. He was not responsible for the unfortunate accident and I trust his methods over anyone else's especially those whose training and 'expertise' consists of reading a few online resources and a streak of luck during practical applications.
< Message edited by MissMorrigan -- 3/5/2009 6:13:41 AM >
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