Hilllaguna, that was a great post. Thanks. I'll relate an experience with a hunting buddy who is a respected surgeon, but outside of the O.R. is a total klutz. On one of our trips he cut his palm deeply on a piece of dirty tin. He was satisfied with irrigation (plastic bag pressure) with drinking water, pressure to stop the bleeding, no closure.. then soaked in betadyne solution for perhaps 15-20min. while we got him to an E.R. where they sutured.If we were not going to be able to get to the E.R. in 1/2 a day, he states he would have closed with steri-strips under 4x4, NO topical antibiotic. He did start an oral antibiotic (Augmentin, actually).

His hands are pretty important to him. We had a very complete emergency medical kit, but the above is what he did, for his injury.