Article: Take care with those knives in the kitchen to avoid getting cut

Getting a cut while preparing food happens all too often, according to research done by Seal-On, a first-aid products company. Here are some knife-safety tips from Dr. Richard O'Brien, emergency medicine specialist:

* Use a size-appropriate and purpose-appropriate knife. "I can't tell you how many people I have sutured who literally used a butcher knife or even a razor-blade knife to do something a butter knife would have easily accomplished," O'Brien says.

* Hold the knife in your dominant hand (right hand for most of us) and stabilize whatever you are slicing with your non-dominant hand, for best control.

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!