any tips for road rash

tdl123321 said:

Anybody have any secrets or tips for treating/enduring road rash?😎

No reason to endure it, but check out Brave Soldier Crash Paks. (http://www.bravesoldier.com)

If you're not into that, you can simply rinse it, scrub the affected area with a Lidocane-based solution and a rough pad to remove any debris, sterilize it using Betadine, cover with antiseptic and a gauze pad until it heals...keep it out of the sun.

dont drop salt or lemon juice on it :p

tdl123321 said:

Anybody have any secrets or tips for treating/enduring road rash?😎

Try to land on the grass, next time... 🙄

tdl123321 said:

Anybody have any secrets or tips for treating/enduring road rash?😎

One word: Tegaderm

This is the "saran wrap" looking stuff that's typically used for burn treatment. You should be able to get it at a medical supply store or local pharmacy. If the area you need to cover is larger than the sheets you have, no problem. Just "shingle" the sheets over each other until the edges are able to grab clean skin.

The best thing about the Tegaderm is that you can leave it on for a couple of days and even take showers with it on.

Oh yeah, before "shingling" it over with the Tegaderm, apply antibiotic ointment over the road rash and then "draw" a thin line across where the border of the sheets will be to make a drain. This will prevent the adhesive from sticking in this area. The idea is to then tape a gauze pad at the outlet of this "drain". It's a LOT easier to just change this single pad than to try to change them over the whole wound area (like if you didn't use the Tegaderm).

Unfortunately, in the past, I had way to many incidences to refine this method 🙄

tdl123321 said:

Anybody have any secrets or tips for treating/enduring road rash?😎

Don't crash! Haven't you heard and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? 😉

On a serious note, Get well soon!

L

Orange Fish said:

No reason to endure it, but check out Brave Soldier Crash Paks. (http://www.bravesoldier.com)

If you're not into that, you can simply rinse it, scrub the affected area with a Lidocane-based solution and a rough pad to remove any debris, sterilize it using Betadine, cover with antiseptic and a gauze pad until it heals...keep it out of the sun.

I heard argument in favor of, after a week or so, letting the wound "breathe" ie., taking the bandaging off and I've heard people say, leave it on until you start growing skin back. Any thoughts on that?

helmutRoole2 said:

I heard argument in favor of, after a week or so, letting the wound "breathe" ie., taking the bandaging off and I've heard people say, leave it on until you start growing skin back. Any thoughts on that?

IMHO, the less "scabbing over" that occurs, the less the chance of permanent scarring or marks on your skin. Letting the wound "breathe" means it'll scab over. It makes it easier to take care of...but there are downsides to it (especially the pain from the scabs "cracking"😉

The nice thing about the tegaderm method I described above is that it's easy to keep the wound covered and moist until all the new, pink skin is formed. You just need to put on fresh tegaderm every 2 to 3 days with a nice coating of antibiotic ointment to prevent infections. Then, once you've got the new skin formed, it's just a matter of making sure you put lots of sunscreen on any of that nice fresh skin that's exposed.

Just my 2 pesos.

Tom Anhalt said:

IMHO, the less "scabbing over" that occurs, the less the chance of permanent scarring or marks on your skin. Letting the wound "breathe" means it'll scab over. It makes it easier to take care of...but there are downsides to it (especially the pain from the scabs "cracking"😉

The nice thing about the tegaderm method I described above is that it's easy to keep the wound covered and moist until all the new, pink skin is formed. You just need to put on fresh tegaderm every 2 to 3 days with a nice coating of antibiotic ointment to prevent infections. Then, once you've got the new skin formed, it's just a matter of making sure you put lots of sunscreen on any of that nice fresh skin that's exposed.

Just my 2 pesos.

I agree the less scab the less scaring also new studies have stated that healing will be faster as cells will only migrate over wet (not scabbed) skin to speed up the healling process. I however have had great luck with a product called fixamol by lucoplast you apply the second skin, for want of a better term and leave it on for a number of days up to about 7 you are able to shower with it on. i believe it is actually best to wash the area with soap and water in the shower. To remove u coat with cooking oil and leave for about 1-3 hour to soften the bond then carfully remove the product. Do not use cooking spray as it will mean the producy comes off in little little pieces no fun at all. This works great for road rash but not for deeper holes. for that use tegaderm and tape. my 2 cents

Tegaderm! Worked great on my road rash.

Jim