Subject: Wound Management for Lake WaterHello! I'm new to this site and this sport. I have my first OLY on Saturday and my third ever tri. While training today, I took a nasty fall and got major road rash on my right shoulder and elbow. I also lost the nail on my right ring finger. So an MD stitched the nail back on and splinted it for support. He said I should be fine by Saturday for taking the splint off. I'm just really worried about infection.
It seems Tegaderm is the way to go for helping the road rash. But if that doesn't heal or scab by Saturday, any way to keep my shoulder and elbow dry? And how about keeping my finger as dry as humanly possible? Infection could be bad if it got under the nail. Any ideas would be appreciated, as I still really wanna race on Saturday! |