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

you have to be a bit careful

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?

never

had a marginal interest as a kid cause my uncle had his own personal workshop

@Parasite he's from same area as me. Far north Queensland. Cool channel