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My wife mocks me for worrying about cleaning even very minor wounds. I think I'll send her this article. (Reading "The Coming Plague" while in high school was
by EvanAnderson 9y ago
My wife mocks me for worrying about cleaning even very minor wounds. I think I'll send her this article.
(Reading "The Coming Plague" while in high school was definitely formative, for better for worse.)
- DoofusOfDeath 9y agoPlease forgive my use of anecdata, but I agree with your position. A few years ago I lost some skin on an elbow just by resting it (i.e., rubbing it repeatedly)on a table too much while I worked at my computer. My skin was dry and I wasn't wearing long sleeves, which probably exacerbated the problem. I don't think my dermis was ever punctured, but I lost a bit of epidermis. I ended up with an infection working its way up my arm, and it required level-two antibiotics to stop it. This all happened just with normal indoor living. It's not like I waded through untreated sewage. I'm a lot more careful now. 99% of the time applying a topical antibiotic and a bandaid is overkill. But the 1% make it a worthwhile policy.