Today reminded me why I will never ride a motorcycle. On the way back from lunch, a motorcyclist wiped out tumbling over the roadway. Due to the smoke and debris, it wasn’t clear exactly how he fell, but he was able to get up under his own power.
Fortunately, this wasn’t a situation where everyone just passed by ignoring the situation, even though the guy had a buddy with him. The old guy closest to them stuck around, a lady called up FHP, and I offered the use of towel and rubbing alcohol to address the wounds (which he declined).
Getting a close look at him, he primarily had some cuts and a large abrasion on his left shoulder, but seemed to be mostly in good shape.
To top it off, on the side road to get to work, a power line lost slack, sagging into the middle of the right-of-way. The turn to get into the work parking lot is before the power line, so it had no direct effect on me.
when I fell walking molly, alcohol hurt like a mofo. i’m serious it was like falling all over again except on a pile of glass. So I switched to hydrogen peroxide. Better, but it left an icky ooky film. Kudos to you for stopping. Never, ever ride a motorcycle. EVER. There is just no point. More noise/pollution than a car and you’ll be a cream sauce if someone hits you. Hope the crashee wore a helmet. Personally I think medical insurance should decline to pay for care of a seat belt or helmet wasn’t used. You can’t force people to do the right thing, but you can punish them for not doing it.
Hydrogen peroxide…will get a bottle on your recommendation.
Yea, I’ve seen Hydrogen Peroxide used for this. I feel bad for all the people who only have iodine at home….
And considering there are people allergic to iodine (granted, not very many), it’s maybe not the greatest choice.
For the longest time, Community Blood Centers used iodine to clean the area of the needle prick (of course, asking if the donor was allergic) before switching to alcohol. Guess they didn’t want to wait for a lawsuit.
I thought it was just because Iodine stains and that alone could cause potential headaches
That’s true, too. Apparentally, there are true iodine allergies and reactions not due to the iodine itself.