Abrasion Care Guide with a Surgeon

Your first aid instincts are probably wrong — and this video will fix that. I break down the science of wound healing: why leaving a scrape "open to breathe" slows healing why hydrogen peroxide damages your own why that gauze in your first aid kit may be doing more harm than good. What actually works — and what to buy: ✅ Soapy water (all you need to clean it) ✅ Petroleum jelly / Vaseline — cheap, effective, proven ✅ Non-adherent dressings — no sticking, no tearing ✅ Hydrocolloid dressings (Band-Aid Hydro Seal, Nexcare) — set it and forget it ✅ Transparent film dressings (Tegaderm) — waterproof, see-through monitoring ❌ Stop using hydrogen peroxide ❌ Stop using dry gauze on open wounds ❌ Stop letting it "breathe" The science on moist wound healing has been settled since 1962. This is what your doctor actually does. 🔗 Products mentioned are in the pinned comment below. Sign up and join the CITIZENSURGEON Community: https://citizensurgeon.co/signup Check out these amazing Time Stamps: 00:00 Start 01:39 Let it Breath 04:23 Busting Healing Myths 07:30 Practical Guide to Wound Healing 13:32 Red Flags in Wound Healing MUST HAVE SURGERY BOOKS Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Sabiston Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy https://citizensurgeon.co/Moore Netter's Anatomical Atlas https://citizensurgeon.co/Netter Schwartz Principles of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Schwartz Fischer's Mastery of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Mastery Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations https://citizensurgeon.co/Zollinger Top Knife (MUST MUST HAVE) https://citizensurgeon.co/topknife SOME RECENT READS The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod - http://citizensurgeon.co/MiracleMorning Atomic Habits by James Clear - http://citizensurgeon.co/AtomicHabits BE MY FRIEND Sign up and join the CITIZENSURGEON Community: https://citizensurgeon.co/signup My Website: https://www.citizensurgeon.com​​ Instagram: http://citizensurgeon.co/instagram​​ Twitter: http://citizensurgeon.co/twitter​​ WHO AM I? I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. WHERE TO GO FROM HERE: Check out my Favorite Books in Surgery: http://citizensurgeon.co/Books​​ Check out The Learning Center: http://citizensurgeon.co/learn​​ Check out the Surgery Basics Playlist http://citizensurgeon.co/Basics_PL​. DISCLAIMER While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy! Affiliate Links - There are a few links in the description that may lead to a kickback to me to help support the channel. Stock music ID: SBA-348402884 #InternBootcamp #MedicalEducation #InternYear