I don’t have before and after pictures to evidence my latest story. Sorry. First aid takes priority over photography. Four days ago, I come home from grocery shopping to find a trail of blood spots along our newly laid brick driveway. It is still a work in progress with bricks to cut to size. The angle grinder bites into the base of Linton’s left thumb leaving a deep wedge-shaped wound. He staunches the bleeding but doesn’t cover the wound properly. I march him back into the house.
No Disinfectant.
Thinking on my feet, I realise that the wound is too awkwardly positioned for sutures though the doctor might have glued the edges together. However, the day is gorgeous and far too nice to spend waiting in our local A&E so I reach for my pot of heather honey in first aid kit. Noticing a lack of wound cleanser I make a mental note to re-stock kit ASAP. So, I use honey to clear away the debris and then dress the wound. I close wound as best I can with “steri-strip”-type wound closures. Everything is held together with a bandage and Linton goes back out to work. I have a cup of tea and a lie down. I was never very good around blood, despite a long career in the NHS.
Quick Healing.
24 hours later and the wound looks great with no redness, or signs of infection and it is starting to heal from below, though the gap remains wide. I use honey every day, and by day 4 it really is looking great. When Linton goes back to work on 16th, a week after the injury, he should only need a light Elastoplast.
The Driveway looks Great.
