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Re: simple cuts first aid?
Ryan Keil (kip@OX.VSNET.COM)
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:33:06 -0700
As I recall from my University Wilderness First Aid class (taught on the
principle that professional aid is 1hr to 10 days away), the use of
Neosporin (tm), Bacitracin (tm), trisporin (no tm) is highly recommended
as healing _is_speeded_ by about three days! BUT, the wound must be
properly cleaned, too, since these ointments (as pointed out below) also
clog up the wound to a certain degree. Thus foreign livestock and debri
can be trapped inside the wound leading to severe infection, blood
poisoning, etc.
It doesn't matter whether you're out in the wilderness, or out in the
garage, proper cleaning and dressing with an appropriate bandage (no tm)
and ointment speeds healing. The _need_ for faster healing may depend
upon the victim's other circumstances, i.e., degree of activity, location
and severity of wound, environment, etc.
Kip
On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 WAHowland@AOL.COM wrote:
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 22:26:41 EST
> From: WAHowland@AOL.COM
> To: SCOUTS-L@VOLTAIRE.IS.TCU.EDU
> Subject: simple cuts first aid?
>
> The question is for neosporin vs. bacitracin for simple cuts (such as
> inevitable occur during Whittlin' Chip practice<G>).
>
> Actually, in normal healthy people, NO such substance is necessary. A simple
> wash with soap and running water, pat dry with a paper towel, and apply a
> bandaid (oops--- is this copyrighted?) to protect the furniture until it stops
> oozing is quite sufficient. A normal person has adequate defenses against such
> minor skin breaks and will do just fine with less fuss.
>
> Wilderness First Aid is a different thing, where you might not have adequate
> resources for wound cleaning, in which case the ointment **might** occlude
> (close off) the wound to keep more dirt from getting into it, but there is no
> value added in terms of infection prevention. Better to flush with water, if
> available, and apply a cover.
>
> Did you know you can actually grow nasty bugs in a tube of neosporin or
> bacitracin?
>
> YiS
> Auntie Beans
> SA T44 Pocasset MA
> Cape Cod & Islands Council
> Abake MiSaNaKi Lodge #393
> NSJ 1997 Nat'l Health & Safety
> I useta be an Eagle...
> 'The staff is old and feeble, and we can sing no more,
> So we're getting out of Gilwell while we can!'
> NEI-188
>
> <wahowland@iname.com>
>
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