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Argentopal -> RE: What are Your Health~Hard limits? (10/10/2006 9:38:19 AM)
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I think some in this thread have listed hard limits that may not be actually health related - but I may be wrong and I do have questions for those who have listed needles, knives, and fire as health related hard limits. Since Argent and I both play with needles, fire, and knives I am seriously curious, perhaps someone can tell me some things I do not know or have not given enough serious thought to. I recieve all 3 - needles, knives and sharp pointy things, and fire as a sub. I play with knives and pointy things as a top.
Needles - we do use gloves (ok I will admit that at home, just the two of us, more controled enviroment and all - no gloves) but at a party or gathering or demo - yes absolutely, always gloves. We use new, unopened needles and always have a sharps container (have seen bagged needles, even capped, poke through baggies) that all needles and any wipes that might have blood on them go into. We use medical quality single packed wipes purchased through a professional tattoo supply house. All piercing sites are cleaned both before and after, any real bleeders are cleaned, wiped with antibacterial cream, and bandaged. What health issues have we missed?
The precautions taken for fireplay would make this too long to read, we have actually done it long enough now (including demos and classes) that we have written a several pages long safety paper.
Knives and sharp pointy things - between us when alone we do not actually take many "health" precautions. Most of our blades are used only by him on me. They are all cleaned after use before being put away with bleach wipes and antibacterial wipes and left to air dry. This advice came from a medical professional. A lot of what I use in a "knife play" scene on someone else is actually disposable and thus is never used on multiple persons so no skin or body fluids transfer. All blades that are used on someone else are cleaned both before and after scene with both bleach wipes and antibacterial wipes. All knifeplay (with me) is sensual, no cutting (at least not deliberate and so far never happened) and after talking with 2 different medical professionals who also both engage in knife play I have tried to cover the bases as far as any health dangers.
We do keep in mind that especially fire, and to some degree knives, can be unpredictable and thus anyone who enjoys them on either side needs to use care and always be alert for all eventualities. But reading so many on this thread who do list knives and needles as a "health" limit, I have had to think and wonder if we have missed something important. Any help?
thanks, MsOpal
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