The old saying goes: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. Well, there’s also more than one way to close the skin on a cat (or a pig’s foot); stapling the skin edges together is one. This video from Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton comes as a sequel to their recent video on closing skin lacerations with sutures. Of course, this video is for informational purposes only. if there’s a hospital and surgeon nearby, don’t try to do this at home!

To watch, click below:

Wishing you the best of health in good times or bad,

Joe Alton MD Amy Alton APRN

Practice makes perfect, and any wound closure should be done by someone with experience and supplies. Nurse Amy’s entire line of kits, supplies, and individual items includes suture kits, staple kits, and many other things you’d need to be an effective medic in long-term austere settings. Check them out at store.doomandbloom.net.

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