How long covered before letting road rash dry out?

Wound up with lots of road rash this weekend. How long before the bandages and gauze pads come off and I let it air out? I’m referring mainly to areas on my back. They aren’t deep, but large, so i have compression wrap around my torso to hold the gauze in place.

Wound up with lots of road rash this weekend. How long before the bandages and gauze pads come off and I let it air out? I’m referring mainly to areas on my back. They aren’t deep, but large, so i have compression wrap around my torso to hold the gauze in place.

Here’s a good recent thread.

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/?post=6340920#p6340920

There was an entire article on the front page just a few days ago. Explicitly about road rash. Written by a physician.

There was an entire article on the front page just a few days ago. Explicitly about road rash. Written by a physician.

Here’s the link http://www.slowtwitch.com/Training/General_Training/Road_Rash_The_Definitive_Guide_6444.html

Tegaderm. Buy it through Amazon, much cheaper than from a local pharmacy.

FWIW, I tried some Manuka Honey on some minor road rash I got last weekend. By this passed weekend, it was 90% gone. That is after only replacing the bandage/honey once (every 3 days).