[pct-l] cleansing a wound

Eric Lee saintgimp at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 26 18:45:54 CST 2011


Scott wrote:
>
If you read the web page you cited, you will find that Dermabond should not
be used in conditions where it is not possible to decontaminate the wound,
like on the trail.
>

Yup, and that's the entire point of the discussion, which some people seem
to be missing.  Ken wasn't saying, "Never close a deep wound."  He's a
surgeon, after all.  He closes wounds all the time.  He was saying, "Never
close a deep wound on the trail where it'll probably just become infected."

Eric




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