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Old 09-01-08, 10:50 AM
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My experience with my most recent crash which involved lots of road rash are that if you use Tegaderm, you must leave a little outlet for fluid to escape so it doesn't build up under the bandage. Tape a piece of gauze over the outlet to catch the fluid that drains out.

Also, there this stuff behind the pharmacy counter that's really expensive but works very well. I forget the name of it though, but I used it for road rash on my butt cheek and it worked extremely well. It came in a 8" or so square and was on the only thing besides standard gauze that was big enough to cover the road rash patch.

EDIT: "Duoderm" is the name of the aformentioned product. OBRA has a guide to wound care which can be helpful too.
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