Road Rash - A Guide

[John the Monkey]

Found this post on BikeHacks, hopefully it won't be of use to anyone

Road Rash Crash Course

Think you know what to do after a crash? Take this quiz to find out. Even the best of us takes a digger every 4,500 miles, according to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute. Do you know exactly what to do when a big section of your skin ends up on the road instead of on your body? You might think so--but if you don't know all the answers to our handy quiz, you may be risking infection, extended healing time, unsightly scars and endless repetitions of your stupid crash story to curious questioners.

 

[Tynan]

my fairly spectacular forearm rash for my last smash got a cheerful male nurse scrubbing it clean

that hurt but it was for the best, you're not a man if you can't hack it but someone else doing it is best

it healed lovely, dressing changed once I think

 

[fossyant]

Scars are all part of the fun...... like a 6 inch patch on my butt with no hair at all....road rashed away.......

 

[arranandy]

I've got road rash scars on each knee, my right elbow and shoulder, nearly had some more today thanks to a patch of ice I didn't see Fortunately some good bike handling on my part avoided any calamity

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

..oh ok...so mine is more like nappy rash then...

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

I've got calcification going on under a roadrash scar on my hip but have to wait a bit longer before the docs will do anything its bloody irritating, and can be quite painful.