Thinking of making laceration on my arm with a knife.
Not even depressed, no history of self harm. I just want to do it, then go it sutured up at the hospital, so I can better understand what it's like for patients in the ER.
I'm a premed, but the only kind of medical training I have is a 1 year Primary Care Paramedic program, and I've worked as a PCP for the past 2 years.
I'm planning on making the incision about 3cm distal to the antecubital fossa, in-between the median antecubital vein and basilic vein, avoiding the basilic vein and medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm. I chose this spot because I believe it will hurt less than the hand, as well as preventing potential complications in healing.
Obviously I can't be completely sterile about it, but I'll use similar precautions to what one would use for starting an IV.
Any tips?
Not even depressed, no history of self harm. I just want to do it, then go it sutured up at the hospital, so I can better understand what it's like for patients in the ER.
I'm a premed, but the only kind of medical training I have is a 1 year Primary Care Paramedic program, and I've worked as a PCP for the past 2 years.
I'm planning on making the incision about 3cm distal to the antecubital fossa, in-between the median antecubital vein and basilic vein, avoiding the basilic vein and medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm. I chose this spot because I believe it will hurt less than the hand, as well as preventing potential complications in healing.
Obviously I can't be completely sterile about it, but I'll use similar precautions to what one would use for starting an IV.
Any tips?
