Wound in the tropics ?

[JohnN]

Day 1 of vacation and I have quite a gash on my little toe after jetty slip.
I'm in the tropics, apart from iodine and airing it as much as possible there is not much else I can do is there ?

I’ve been told by a highly esteemed authority, and extensively researched on the internet, you should take a raw potato under the light of the full moon, cut the potato in half, put one half on the wound, and bury the other half where no one can find it

Wait, that was for warts, never mind

 

[Joneill]

I think it looks ok, slight swelling but very slight that's all.

That second picture does NOT look OK to me (though I’m not a medical professional). The top dark part of the toe looks necrotic, like I’ve seen in pictures of severe frostbite? I’d get medical attention on that asap if I were you!

 

[scubajunky17]

That is this Chinese stuff which everyone raves about, it forms a brown scab barrier on the wound, apparently it's amazing stuff.

 

[lexvil]

That is this Chinese stuff which everyone raves about, it forms a brown scab barrier on the wound, apparently it's amazing stuff.

I guess time will, no matter they do wonders with prosthetics now days

 

[chillyinCanada]

I know, and im looking for the best advice to do that.
Had infections before and they are not fun in the tropics for sure and very dangerous.

I'm really curious and sorry for cluttering up the thread, but since you've traveled before and knew you were going to a remote area, why don't you have your little energency medical kit with you? I know weight in luggage is an issue, but for myself, I'd give up something else before I'd give up my emergency medical supplies, especially on a trip like yours.

Also, I may have missed this, but why does it look black? Is that blood under the skin like a blood blister?

The Chairman kept going on about socks. The absolute best piece of kit that I've ever been blessed to have been told about and then purchased asap, is lycra dive socks.

First, I don't dive without my socks on. Second, if I had a wound on my foot, I'd do as uncfnp said. Plus, for the dives, I'd have it bandaged within an inch of its life after I'd smeared it with Polysporin Complete (3 antibiotics and pain relief).

I had a wound on my leg when I was in Bali last winter. Kept it clean and washed well before and after diving. Kept it covered. I was getting nervous as it was becoming more red around the wound site and I thought that it might be getting bigger too (imagination?) It was infected but I kept at it. Eventually, my return to Singapore helped to clear it up.

Regardless, if you've got a few days that you don't mind keeping it out of the water, then that's probably best. But, as you are aware, there's still "stuff" everywhere especially near a toe!

Any other tourist divers around? They might be willing to share their emergency supplies. Don't be shy.

Best of luck with it.

 

[scubajunky17]

I did bring plenty of tablets and betadine etc but messed up on bandages and dressings etc, I'm very well travelled but haven't done a long trip like this for six years so I guess I wasn't on point, amazingly I also left my diver cards at home, so I was distracted as I booked with a week to go and was trying to get a dive computer and SMB, I overlooked some important kit.
The brown stuff on top is the solution that is applied.
It looked like this yesterday before it.

I'm really curious and sorry for cluttering up the thread, but since you've traveled before and knew you were going to a remote area, why don't you have your little energency medical kit with you? I know weight in luggage is an issue, but for myself, I'd give up something else before I'd give up my emergency medical supplies, especially on a trip like yours.

Also, I may have missed this, but why does it look black? Is that blood under the skin like a blood blister?

The Chairman kept going on about socks. The absolute best piece of kit that I've ever been blessed to have been told about and then purchased asap, is lycra dive socks.

First, I don't dive without my socks on. Second, if I had a wound on my foot, I'd do as uncfnp said. Plus, for the dives, I'd have it bandaged within an inch of its life after I'd smeared it with Polysporin Complete (3 antibiotics and pain relief).

I had a wound on my leg when I was in Bali last winter. Kept it clean and washed well before and after diving. Kept it covered. I was getting nervous as it was becoming more red around the wound site and I thought that it might be getting bigger too (imagination?) It was infected but I kept at it. Eventually, my return to Singapore helped to clear it up.

Regardless, if you've got a few days that you don't mind keeping it out of the water, then that's probably best. But, as you are aware, there's still "stuff" everywhere especially near a toe!

Any other tourist divers around? They might be willing to share their emergency supplies. Don't be shy.

Best of luck with it.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Ok, thanks, unfortunately I don't have PJ right now.

Coconut oil

 

[chillyinCanada]

Die Da Yao Jing is probably similar to betadine. Stops bleeding supposedly, most empasis seems to be on using it for bruising and swelling. It's an old Chinese herbal medicine. Six of one half dozen of the other. It's got over a dozen ingredients including "twigs".

 

[chillyinCanada]

A long time ago but there is 30 years protection I believe.

10

 

[scubajunky17]

Debatable