Message from @fallot
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if you had a ragged cut with say
a sharp stone
it could be cleaning wont do much good because so many bits are embedded
it would take debridement of the wound and multiple cleans and dressings potentially
however not all such wounds would cause overwhelming infection and sepsis
I should start packing a first aid kit when i go hiking then
you can survive infected wounds
you do often enough
Yeah i dont think ive suffered any infections yet
sepsis is quick
but infection is not
takes a day or days
So unless i get impaled on a branch i should be okay to hike down and live
you'll be fine
but yes, some antiseptic is good to carry around
old school technique is to cauterize the wound
usually with your sword
Yeah
heat the sword or knife in an open fire and put it to the wound
however
Still dirty
if you burn yourself too badly
that itself can get badly infected
Yeah i wanna go solo hiking more, i should bring a little handbook on how to treat wounds and the like
SAS survival handbook still the best I think
I used to read it as a kid
mostly the poison plants
and traps
Ill add it to my kit
older editions
newer ones have crap like how to deal with computer viruses and shit
Im getting inspired by that Primitive Technology youtube channel
Hahaha yeah dont think that will help me
its a nice channel
Its like builder porn
Clay and sand mortar
Hacking down trees
Shaping the logs
Notching em out
Do you ever get a hankering for wood working or building?