I have a large(a 4x4 gauze barely covers all of it) scrape-like wound on my shin. It's deepish, certainly lost some flesh on it and for several seconds it was just white with little red dots(open capillary blood vessels I assume) before it really started even bleeding and oozing. I guess it appears more like a burn. The edges are tapered and the wound itself is large and inconsistent so it appears unstitchable. It was caused by some dirty yard equipment, so I'm mostly worried it will become infected so have been cleaning and dressing it obsessively, though I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.
Currently it's covered by a 4x4 gauze held on with ace bandage wrap. Clean it every 12hrs or so be changing the gauze(usually soaked in blood and ooze by then) and wiping the wound and edges with alcohol wipes. It stings like crazy 90% of the time, is painful to touch and walk, and can feel its warmth through the bandage. So far does not appear infected, though only happened yesterday, no surrounding redness, no puss, no smell.
Any further tips or corrections if I'm doing something wrong?
Currently it's covered by a 4x4 gauze held on with ace bandage wrap. Clean it every 12hrs or so be changing the gauze(usually soaked in blood and ooze by then) and wiping the wound and edges with alcohol wipes. It stings like crazy 90% of the time, is painful to touch and walk, and can feel its warmth through the bandage. So far does not appear infected, though only happened yesterday, no surrounding redness, no puss, no smell.
Any further tips or corrections if I'm doing something wrong?