Does anybody know of the proper way to do period stitches to close up a wound? I recently gave myself stitches with a needle and thread. Upon talking to a doctor friend about it, he told me to take them out immediately, as this may cause an infection. This got me to thinking, I've heard that if you couldn't clean the cloth out of a gunshot wound, you were pretty much a gonner. I work at a living history park, so I asked our medical historian, she said she'd heard of using cat-gut or horse hair, but that was all she knew. If anyone knows of the period correct way to do this that won't give me a life threatening infection, please let me know.
Thanks,
Brian Mott
Thanks,
Brian Mott
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