LesBrass
Likes Walking
- Time of past OR future Camino
- yes...
Every walk I've done I've carried a small bottle of betadine.
The time before last the lid didn't screw properly and it leaked... last time I bought individual capsuals and they were a bit useless as they were single use only.
This time I thought I was being clever... I bought a tube of antiseptic / antibacterial cream and left the betadine at home.
BIG mistake. With hindsight I think it may have cost me my walk.
I fell a few hours in on day one. We either had a few hours to go back or a few hours more to go. So we used as much water as we dare (it was 36c) to clean my cuts and we covered the wounds in cream and sterile bandage. I thought at the time thank goodness I had a sensible first aid kit with me.
It was another day before we could get to a pharmacy for more supplies but I still never bought betadine. On Day 4 we had to stop and the first thing the nurse did at the clinic was clean the wounds and cover it in betadine.
I do wonder if I had brought my bottle along with me and been liberal with it on that first morning then maybe things would have been different.
I'm never going walking again without a bottle of betadine. Check your first aid kits folks. Could you treat a bad cut if you were 2 hours from help?
Ps we surprised ourselves at how poor our knowledge is with regard to wound care. Should you keep it covered... should you air it... should you let it scab... how long should it be covered... can you get it wet... so many questions! Its irrelevant now as we do what the nurse tells us, and initially we used our phone to access information online but I think I'll brush up on my first aid skills when I go home.
The time before last the lid didn't screw properly and it leaked... last time I bought individual capsuals and they were a bit useless as they were single use only.
This time I thought I was being clever... I bought a tube of antiseptic / antibacterial cream and left the betadine at home.
BIG mistake. With hindsight I think it may have cost me my walk.
I fell a few hours in on day one. We either had a few hours to go back or a few hours more to go. So we used as much water as we dare (it was 36c) to clean my cuts and we covered the wounds in cream and sterile bandage. I thought at the time thank goodness I had a sensible first aid kit with me.
It was another day before we could get to a pharmacy for more supplies but I still never bought betadine. On Day 4 we had to stop and the first thing the nurse did at the clinic was clean the wounds and cover it in betadine.
I do wonder if I had brought my bottle along with me and been liberal with it on that first morning then maybe things would have been different.
I'm never going walking again without a bottle of betadine. Check your first aid kits folks. Could you treat a bad cut if you were 2 hours from help?
Ps we surprised ourselves at how poor our knowledge is with regard to wound care. Should you keep it covered... should you air it... should you let it scab... how long should it be covered... can you get it wet... so many questions! Its irrelevant now as we do what the nurse tells us, and initially we used our phone to access information online but I think I'll brush up on my first aid skills when I go home.