How do I keep a thumb-wound clean at my kitchen/cafe job?

scarylarry — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:20:01 -0800

How do I best let a pretty major cut to my thumb heal while still performing my food service job? I was dicing about two dozen tomatoes in the kitchen at my cafe job, and the knife slipped and gouged my thumb pretty horribly. I basically cut a chunk off of my thumb (everything beyond the nail). After getting the bleeding to stop, I applied rubbing alcohol, neosporin, and bandaids.

My problem is that my job requires that my hands are almost always getting wet and dirty. I have to wash vegetables/hands frequently, and also clean up a lot of espresso, etc. I've been wearing heavy-duty bandaids and frequently re-applying neosporin, but I've found that the nature of my job ruins the bandaids in about 20-30 minutes.

Is there a better way to keep my wound clean and dry while it heals? I'm scared that it's going to get infected, or not heal properly.

Thanks!

Allergic reaction to latex bandaids?

puke & cry — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:22:29 -0800

Two days ago I had an allgergic reaction to two latex bandaids I had on my arm. It's red, has a very bumpy texture, and itches like mad. 1. Is this normal? 2. Now my entire arm occasionally gets covered in goosebumps. Is that bad? I've been putting Blue Star Ointment on it to stop the itching. But still, I'm a little freaked out. It's never happened before. The bandaid was Curad brand.

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