Jean in Newcastle Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Dd13 decided to cut her jeans off with a box-cutter - while still wearing them. The blade slipped. She called me and I could immediately tell something was wrong. I ran down there and saw blood spurting. Fortunately dh, who is an RN was home. He was able to get the bleeding stopped. We'll get it all bandaged up in a minute - she's cleaning off the blood right now. I'm actually amazed that the bleeding stopped so quickly. Dh doesn't think she will even need stitches. I'm also very grateful that dh was home from work early. I mean, I would have done what he did and apply pressure but I think I would have panicked more than he did. He was so calm and got dd, who was hyperventilating, to calm down too. Dh says that it looked like more blood than it really was but I'm not sure yet if I buy that! (I'm still a bit freaked out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ack! Thank goodness there was a nurse in the house! I would still be hyperventilating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Yikes!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ack! I'm thankful your RN husband was there, too. Scary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Dh said to dd "Stop breathing so fast. It's only a hole in your leg." She now thinks that is hilarious. I'm still not quite at that point though I do think he was correct in that it looked worse than it was. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh my gosh -- thank goodness she didn't hit an artery!!! :eek: I'm so glad she is OK, but I wouldn't be surprised if you have nightmares about it tonight. That must have been so frightening. :grouphug: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'm glad she's ok. But WHY was she doing it?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ban all boxcutters and razor blades... :ohmy: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'm glad she's ok. But WHY was she doing it?? She says that she got a hole in her jeans and so she decided to make them into cut offs. She did ask me if she could, before she did it. I never dreamed that she would use a box cutter and I never ever dreamed that she would do it while wearing them. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ban all boxcutters and razor blades... :ohmy: I know, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh no that is scary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 She probably thought "this way they will be the exact length I want." Of course she could have marked them while wearing them and then taken them off. Teens don't always think through steps. Glad all is well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 She says that she got a hole in her jeans and so she decided to make them into cut offs. She did ask me if she could, before she did it. I never dreamed that she would use a box cutter and I never ever dreamed that she would do it while wearing them. Really? Now why wouldn't that be your first thought? :lol: If only we parents had the ability to "see" such things in advance, but no, kids can always surprise us somehow. Glad everything turned out ok. Glad she wasn't home alone when she decided to start her fashion design lab. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Glad she is ok, sounds like something my oldest would do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 yikes! Glad she's okay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Teens! I'm glad she's ok! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Huh. Now I understand those warnings on irons not to iron your clothes while wearing them. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Jean, I'm glad your DD is OK. How scary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh, my goodness. How scary. I would have been in a panic too. I am glad your dh was there and that the cut isn't as bad as it looked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh, my goodness, crazy, I'm sure I would've freaked too!!! Thank goodness she is ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 And at age 13, my dd would have responded "But you didn't say that! You should have told me these things and I wouldn't have gotten hurt." Just like I didn't tell her to remove the keys from the ingition before she locked the van up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Dh said to dd "Stop breathing so fast. It's only a hole in your leg." She now thinks that is hilarious. I'm still not quite at that point though I do think he was correct in that it looked worse than it was. That sounds like something my DH would say, and my own 13yo daughter would also think it hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Girl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 And at age 13, my dd would have responded "But you didn't say that! You should have told me these things and I wouldn't have gotten hurt." Just like I didn't tell her to remove the keys from the ingition before she locked the van up. Which is the flip side of "Stop reminding me! I knowwwwwww..." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 OMG, the things kids do! I'm glad her leg is okay but she's obviously suffering from a severe case of teen brain. :willy_nilly: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Goodness, Jean, how frightening! Just like others, I am so grateful she didn't hit an artery. But yes, kid brains really do function differently. Almost impossible to anticipate. Although this wasn't a dangerous situation, I totally relate to your daughter. I vividly recall the time my mom baked Dad a huge birthday cake. She really decorated it quite nicely. Right after she finished she put it in the fridge and left to run errands. Dad hated icing. He was watching a ball game. My brother and I asked him if we could have the icing from his cake. He said "sure". That icing was really tasty. We ate it all. Right off the cake. Before Dad ever even got to see it finished. Before we ever sang Happy Birthday. But he did say we could have the icing.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 She says that she got a hole in her jeans and so she decided to make them into cut offs. She did ask me if she could, before she did it. I never dreamed that she would use a box cutter and I never ever dreamed that she would do it while wearing them. Well, my bet would be she thought she'd get the desired look by seeing where to cut while wearing them since otherwise it would have involved a bit of measuring... :lol: :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 How scary! I had a slip with a box cutter a couple of years back. Boxing up some books to sell on ebay, I slipped and cut the inside of my wrist. 10 stitches. I'm glad your daughter's injury was not a major one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh my that would have freaked me out. One of mine once got a bloody nose. He freaks over the tiniest scratch or bump so him seeing all that blood made him hysterical. I had all I could do to keep it together so I could deal with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh my that would have freaked me out. One of mine once got a bloody nose. He freaks over the tiniest scratch or bump so him seeing all that blood made him hysterical. I had all I could do to keep it together so I could deal with it. Scratching you off my list of Boardies I can get to help with injured critters here on the farm... :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickerplum Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I knew someone who ironed their shirt while wearing it. That turned out to be a poor choice, too. Glad your daughter's injury wasn't any worse than it was! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Scratching you off my list of Boardies I can get to help with injured critters here on the farm... :D Well I did keep my cool because I had to. I didn't want him to get worse. He was screaming that he was going to die. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Glad she is okay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh my goodness, how scary! I had a friend who, as a teen, cut a bagel by holding it in her hand and slicing it with the knife toward her palm. She cut herself very badly, blood squirt all over her kitchen and she was home alone and lived out in the country. She had to tie a dish cloth around her upper arm, hold it above her head and run next door to her grandparents' to take her to the ER where she ended up with stitches and several weeks of physical therapy. So I'm glad your daughter was at least playing with razor blades when her parents were home. ;) Teens though. A classic example of not thinking things through, huh? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Huh. Now I understand those warnings on irons not to iron your clothes while wearing them. I knew someone who ironed their shirt while wearing it. That turned out to be a poor choice, too. Glad your daughter's injury wasn't any worse than it was! Yeah, I had a friend who did that in high school. Short, boxy shirts that just met the top of your high waist jeans were all the rage. She decided to iron it while wearing it. She got a nasty burn on her stomach. Jean, I am glad your daughter was OK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Thanks, everyone. She says it hurts a bit this morning but other than that seems just fine. Dh said it was a bit deep but other than that seems fine. We will watch it for infection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'm glad your daughter is okay. Until I read this thread I thought all those warnings were just legal/liability CYA. I now realize they are for the teen brain. I can't wait. :glare: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I feel weak and woozy...and I am not even a weak and woozy sort of person. What a tragedy averted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Glad she is okay!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 That's one mistake she'll never make again. I'm glad she's all right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 That was a very stupid thing to do. It's also something I *totally* would have done at that age!! Same age, I decided to cut my bangs...... my attempted failed because they were too short so I kept cutting hoping they'd just go away. Kept cutting. Just bangs. Imagine how that looked. Yeah. So tell her: could be worse! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Glad she's okay. :) But it's not just teens. At least teens can blame it on inexperience. We've already had 2 recordable injuries at work this year due to adults cutting towards their bodies, with their hands placed in front of them and under the blade. Not wearing the cut-resistant gloves provided by the company as PPE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 We've already had 2 recordable injuries at work this year due to adults cutting towards their bodies, with their hands placed in front of them and under the blade. Not wearing the cut-resistant gloves provided by the company as PPE. Ouch. My grandmother, when she was a middle-aged woman, sliced her hand open once by trying to catch a knife she had dropped. She told me that even as her hand was closing over it she was thinking "Well, this was dumb". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 My dad almost chopped off his thumb with an ax while chopping wood. Thankfully the doctors were able to sew him up pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafdog Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Teens! Oy vey. Glad everything turned out OK. Sheesh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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