Originally Posted By: Jeanette_Isabelle
I have; I was under the impression an abrasion is worse than what I had experienced, as painful as it was.

Jeanette Isabelle

Nope, an abrasion is just scraped sking. Granted, you can scrape a lot of it (see "road rash"), but it's superficial.

You're probably thinking lacerations, avulsions, amputations....

Abrasions suck, but rarely need more than a quick scrub and keeping it clean.