I have an emergency med kit that came with 5 sutures.
I have yet to rip apart an orange and teach myself how to do it... poor orange!!!
At least it wouldn’t scream and wiggle...
You can practice on your cat. Just make sure the kids aren't around. They won't understand. After the cat is done with you you can sew yourself up.
” I have an emergency med kit that came with 5 sutures. “
Murphy’s law says that things like that will never be around when we need them - flexibility to improvise with ‘found’ materials is paramount...
In my wrench-turning days, I treated an endless number of busted knuckles (okay - I was kinda clumsy) by cleaning the open, bleeding, wound with cold water, and then packing it with good ‘ol axle grease — elapsed time from “OUCH, damn it!!” to back-to-work usually less than 5 minutes... Every single one of them healed cleanly, with minimal scarring and no loss of function....