Road Rash Treatment
I may have discovered the best way to deal with road rash. It's a product called either Tegaderm or IV3000 and it's a very thin transparent membrane that you place directly over the wound. You leave it on for up to a week, and it's waterproof and you can shower in it etc.
It keeps the wound moist so it doesn't form a scab. Road cyclists use it (they have long and extensive experience with road rash).
If you buy it from the chemist it's very expensive (about $5 for one piece), but a pack of 100 costs about $100. I've found myself a supply and am currently testing it out. So far so good.
It keeps the wound moist so it doesn't form a scab. Road cyclists use it (they have long and extensive experience with road rash).
If you buy it from the chemist it's very expensive (about $5 for one piece), but a pack of 100 costs about $100. I've found myself a supply and am currently testing it out. So far so good.
Tags: IV3000, road rash, tegaderm
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Permalink Reply by tom Crane on
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HAHA legend
5$ a piece :S
still if it works...
Paul said:It was shocking lol
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Ching on -
i've been looking around my local pharmacies but don't seem to be able to find iv 3000 or tegaderm anywhere.
right now what i do is just clean the rash with some mild soap water, dry it, place a thin layer of petroleum jelly to stop the the dressing from sticking and just tape some gauze onto it. i change it everytime i shower. takes awhile to heal though...
ive read that using antiseptic on the wound actually slows the healing process but does it really have a significant impact on healing?
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Permalink Reply by Scott Poole on
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wow this is all high tec stuff, i just cleane it then leave it to scab.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sean meaney on -
yeah my mate does is a tat artist and swears by glad wrap and antiseptic for loss of bark, its cheap and works really well
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
My recent experience tells me that Opsite isn't quite permeable enough; I'd get big bags of pus forming under it that would eventually force the dressing open and leak pus everywhere. IV3000 was better; I'd get smaller bags of pus that would thicken and become reabsorbed quicker/better, but without drying out and becoming scabby.
You can buy 100-packs of IV300 from Ebay for about $100. Or find a type-1 diabetic who uses an insulin pump - they'll have a stash.
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