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monsterman wrote:
> Last night I was on the couch removing dressings from my skinned
knees
Quoted message said:> (covering them so suit pants dont get stuck to the knees - some of
the
Quoted message said:> gouging is quite wide and deep and is taking some time to dry
out).
Quoted message said:> Occasionally rubbing sore ribs while doing this.
Try this instead :
http://www.aboc.com.au/docs/managing_road_rash.pdf
*hint* drying out makes the wound take longer to heal.
Interesting article. On the bonus disk of 'Overcoming' Jens Voight
talks
about keeping road rash wet as it (according to him) causes the
wound(s) to
heal from the inside to the outside. Not from the outside to the
inside.
Monsterman that must be one cute kid you have there!
It's standard procedure to keep a wound "wet" (but clean!!)when healing
leg wounds on horses, as it 1) helps keep scarring to a minimum 2)
increases flexibility of granular healing tissue and scar tissue by not
drying out 3) decreases excessive production of granular healing tissue
(which can be problematic and cause complications in horses).
I guess that's why band aids etc are recommended in the first instance.
Also makes healing less painful if the wound is kept moist until the
repair tissue fills in the gaps.
It's very interesting. I was brought up to let wounds (the usual scraps and
cuts you get as a kid) dry out to help them heal. Bandaids were only used to
stop actual bleeding and taken off as soon as possible.
Futher more from my home brew experience it is always said that things are
better kept dry than wet, as the wet environment promotes the growth of
bacteria. And as beer is all knowing (and the more the drink the smarter you
become) I naturally carried this lesson over to all other things in life.
Fortunately I have only had minor road rash incidents, the only time I have
came of a bike at speed was on a wet concrete road, which didn't rip me up
like an ashpalt road would.
it IS contrary to "commonsense" healing methods, but it works (I have had a LOT of experience healing horses' leg wounds!!). It's a slower healing method but more effective in the longterm for producing better quality scar tissue ie more pliable, less scar-like. The key is keeping the dressings clean and avoiding infection.
Most nasty wounds I have dealt with, I have thoroughly scraped the wound clean,then packed the wound hole full with antibiotic cream and then some, waxed gauze over the top, wound pad over that, padding around the leg (to stop the bandage cutting in), then wrap that bundle up in a bandage or more usually elastoplast. I will then leave that dressing for at least 2 days, depending on the type of wound and severity. The more severe then the more likely I wont mess too much with it. 2 days later repeat, until the wound begins to fill with granular tissue. If you get infection then the wound wasnt clean in the first place when it was dressed.
That's been my standard process for dealing with wounds on horses and it works most of the time.
