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ORIGINAL: hausboy

First--I'm going to go with those who said cell phone and experience. If you don't know what you're doing....PLEASE call 911 or get to an ER or if not as urgent, a primary care clinic if open.

I was a DM for almost 20 years, work in healthcare for a living, and I volunteer (unpaid) as a 911 EMS provider.
"OOPS" in the dungeon should not be more than a bandaid/small wound dressings and a cold pack. If it is beyond that, you need to get you or your boy/sub/girl etc. to a professional. Suturing for wounds is not appropriate for the dungeon--you do not have a sterile tray, and even if you do, it's not the place to do it---chances are, if the wound is deep enough to need suturing, it should be properly irrigated first. The dungeon is no place to do that--go to an ED or a UrgentCare center and get it done there. It is simply NOT worth getting an infection.

Dusky Pearls--you know I think you're the cats meow, I adore you--but unless you are a surgeon (and who knows, maybe you are), a scalpel belongs in the hands of a doctor OUTSIDE the dungeon. They are BEYOND sharp, and the harm/damage they will do in untrained hands is far greater than whatever the top managed to do in the first place. Sutures, scalpels, syringes--these may be toys to those who "play" with them, but they can also do a world of harm.

I want you to believe me--I have seen firsthand what happens to people when those with good intentions "help"--
basic first aid should suffice in the dungeon. and if it is beyond basic first aid, it is beyond what SHOULD be done in the dungeon.

sorry if I'm on a soap box again--I would like to prevent injuries from happening in the first place