Band-aid xD

[Jakezilla]

Well, yesterday I was walking up metal stairs on a slide. I tripped and killed my shin. OUCH. Bone was visible and it hurt like a m*therf*cker. I put 2 normal sized band-aids on it yesterday and then took them off later on and then my dad put a big one on (the large square one). now, I don't know how to take it off. It hurts insanely to slowly take it off and im scared to do it fast. xD what do I do?!

[Perseus]

You do it fast, or ask someone else to do it fast.

[Jakezilla]

nevermind, I got it xD I just ripped it. this thread may be deleted or locked or thrown out the window or whatever

[Dimitri]

Personally I would suggest, if you are seeing bone that you need stickes in order to make sure that everything heals correctly, make sure you have minimal scar-tissue. Just make sure to clean with hydrogen peroxide or better yet alcohol and make sure you put neosporin on the area and if you think that it might be infected you need to go see a physician and get it checked.

[Jakezilla]

Heh, i'm not putting alcohol on it. That would be incredibly painful. I'm a wimp when it comes to pain xD

[Dimitri]

it is either pain or an infection that can become gang-green and then amputation, if you are seeing bone

[Jakezilla]

*chokes* amputation...? D:

[Dimitri]

Gang_Green is often cured with amputation. YOu need to keep it clean.

[Carlyle]

Don't peroxide and alcohol work the same, just alcohol is more painful?? I'm a huge chicken so I refuse to use alcohol myself on a wound, but maybe in this case if it works better, you're better off using it.

[Dimitri]

Don't peroxide and alcohol work the same, just alcohol is more painful?? I'm a huge chicken so I refuse to use alcohol myself on a wound, but maybe in this case if it works better, you're better off using it.

Isopropyl Alcohol, C3H8O, has 3 Carbon molecules, 8 Hydrogen molecules and 1 Oxygen molecule. Hydrogen Peroxide, H2O2, has 2 Hydrogen molecules and 2 Oxygen molecules.

Alcohols, usually Ethanol or Isopropyl, are sometimes used as a disinfectant, but more often as an antiseptic (the distinction being that alcohol tends to be used on living tissue rather than nonliving surfaces). They are non-corrosive, but can be a fire hazard. They also have limited residual activity due to evaporation, which results in brief contact times unless the surface is submerged, and have a limited activity in the presence of organic material. Alcohols are most effective when combined with purified water to facilitate diffusion through the cell membrane; 100% alcohol typically denatures only external membrane proteins. A mixture of 70% ethanol or isopropyldiluted in water is effective against a wide spectrum of bacteria, though higher concentrations are often needed to disinfect wet surfaces. Additionally, high-concentration mixtures (such as 80% ethanol + 5% isopropyl) are required to effectively inactivate lipid-enveloped viruses (such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C). Alcohol is, at best, only partly effective against most non-enveloped viruses (such as hepatitis A), and is not effective against fungal and bacterial spores. The efficacy of alcohol is enhanced when in solution with the wetting agent dodecanoic acid (coconut soap). The synergistic effect of 29.4% ethanol with dodecanoic acid is effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Further testing is being performed against Clostridium difficile (C.Diff) spores with higher concentrations of ethanol and dodecanoic acid, which proved effective with a contact time of ten minutes.

It is a common thought that hydrogen peroxide is a disinfectant or antiseptic for treating wounds. While it is an effective cleaning agent, hydrogen peroxide is not as effective as Isopropyl Alcohol. Further, hydrogen peroxide applied to wounds can impede healing and lead to scarring because it destroys newly formed skin cells.

In the end, I would use alcohol. It may hurt more but it is better for you. I underlined the word can for a reason. Just because it can does not mean it will.