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#TEGADERM ROAD RASH SKIN#
Smooth skin eliminates your hair from getting into your wound bed, and adhesive bandages, such as silicone bordered dressings, won't stick to a hairy leg.” Suzuki said that shaved legs “makes it easier to take care of your wounds. Here’s good news! For those who’ve looked in vain for an actual reason, besides vanity, to shave your legs, Dr. "If it's too painful to scrub your road rash right away, you can apply topical 4% lidocaine cream to your wounds, available over the counter at pharmacies or online, and take a Tylenol 15 minutes before your washing routine." What if the wound is too painful to scrub? “Īnybody who's dealt with a road rash knows this is easy to say. I'd suggest you hop in a shower immediately and wash out the wound really well under running water, then scrubbing it gently with your finger tips or clean washcloth and soap.
Medically, this process is called ‘debridement,' which means removing any debris. "This grime may include dirt, rocks, dry blood, dead skin and any foreign particles that prevent your skin from healing properly. "The first thing you should do is wash and scrub the grime from your wounds,” Dr. What should you do if you end up with a road rash from a bike or run accident, assuming you think this is something you can treat yourself, without going to the hospital? So, back to road rash, which is that rite of passage you probably either have gotten or will get if you remain a cyclist or triathlete for very long. Suzuki wants me to add this disclaimer, that what follows is informational and is not a substitute for a proper medical assessment and treatment. Suzuki pointed me to a dropbox of images of wounds he deals with. Often these afflict older people but, occasionally, younger people with burns and road rashes need help. Who needs wound care? Diabetics, cancer patients, dialysis patients, those who develop bedsores, venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers. Wound care (along with long course racing) is his specialty. He is also a long course triathlete and a Slowtwitcher. Kazu Suzuki, a board-certified wound care surgeon from the Tower Wound Care Center and an attending physician at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. You’ve got what cyclists for generations call “road rash.” Now what? If you’re a frequently-moving sleeper a bit of extra gauze taped over the bandage will protect your bedsheets from any accidental leaks.You crashed on your bike. To avoid unexpected leaks, when applying the wound dressing keep a small section open/unadhered at one spot on the edge and attach some gauze to absorb the excess exudate. The liquid is important for the healing process but it can be messy. Keeping the wound moist will cause your body to produce wound exudate, the moisture that naturally seeps out from a wound site. Change the dressing regularly and keep an eye on the road rash monitoring for infection-if it becomes more painful, inflamed or red contact a doctor.
A non-adherent wound dressing, such as Tegaderm, or a hydrocolloid bandage, such as Band-Aid’s Hydro Seal, will keep the road rash appropriately moist.ĥ. Preventing this scabbing and the associated fibrous tissue that forms also helps to reduce scarring.Ĥ. Some will recommend letting the wound scab over, but research on wound healing has found that keeping a wound moist allows epidermal cells to migrate across and close the wound twice as fast compared to a dry, scabbed-over wound. Cover the road rash with a dressing that will keep it moist.
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