A simple cut on the hand from skis lead to...

[James]

Dont forget just simple first aid of regular soap and water to wash it out and/or a disinfectant which is probably more important than antibiotics then covering.

Soap and disinfectants are a physical action on the organisms washing them away, and like knives and bullets breaking or bursting their cell walls.
Using antibiotics trying to poison them, which may only kill off the harmless bacteria and only leave resistant strains.

Good point. Years ago when anti bacterial soaps were becoming the rage we had an infectious disease doctor over. She was very against them for general use. We discussed hot tubs briefly... yikes, no way was she going in a random hot tub. Petri dish.

 

[newfydog]

I never consider skis properly tuned until I have at least one small cut and a few metal slivers. Risk of gruesome death is a small price to pay for a well-tuned ski.

 

[Paul Lutes]

I..... Risk of gruesome death is a small price to pay for a well-tuned ski.

QFT.
One has to have priorities.

 

[Tricia]

I never consider skis properly tuned until I have at least one small cut and a few metal slivers. Risk of gruesome death is a small price to pay for a well-tuned ski.

 

[Ogg]

Yikes. I cut and puncture myself all the time at work. I rarely do anything other than cover it with a bandaid to keep the blood off my work. I’ve had a couple infected splinters so I’m a bit obsessive about removing them and would rather cut it open and bleed than leave it there.