The Basics of Road Rash Injuries
Biking accidents happen as often as ordinary vehicular accidents do. Every cyclist or biker will - at some point experience - this kind of accident at least once in their careers. There are three common types of skin injuries that a cyclist may acquire in an accident.
• Abrasion – This is a wound caused by the friction resulting from the contact between a rough surface and the surface of the skin. It is characterized by bright red blotches.
• Cuts – A cut is damage to the blood vessels beneath the skin’s surface, which eventually causes blood loss.
• Lacerations – Laceration is a deep wound on both the skin and a portion of the underlying tissue.
Abrasions often cause what is known as road rash. A road rash injury occurs when the bicycle crashes, causing the body to be dragged across the rough pavement. The dragging or skidding effect of the body to an asphalted road produces friction, which in turn brings about scrapes that do not reach the dermis.
The injured part of the skin is cracked and is tender to the touch. Road rashes do not bleed too much, but are really painful because the nerve endings of the skin are exposed. If the impact of the road and skin occurs at over 50 km/h, the degree of damage may be significant. Road rash injuries often affect cyclists, skateboarders, in-line skaters, and mountain bikers.
An example of an accident that may cause road rash is when the cyclist miscalculates a turn to the corner. In an angled position with significant speed, the cyclist is likely to slide out of the bicycle. Body parts that are at risk for a road rash injury are the outside part of lower leg, knees, palms, arms, shoulders, and even hips.
In case of an accident, decide whether or not you need urgent care for your road rash. Head to the nearest medical service provider that you can find if you’re not sure of the magnitude of the injury or if there is a significant amount of bleeding. If the rash is not so bad, you can clean it yourself, but take extra care to avoid making it worse.
Remove small figments that the wound may have gathered from the road but avoid pushing the dirt any further down the scrape. You may also remove the dead skin. If you need to, gently scrub the scrape before cleaning and putting on ointment and dressing.
Road rash is generally not fatal if handled with care. Avoiding it is not hard to do either.
• Abrasion – This is a wound caused by the friction resulting from the contact between a rough surface and the surface of the skin. It is characterized by bright red blotches.
• Cuts – A cut is damage to the blood vessels beneath the skin’s surface, which eventually causes blood loss.
• Lacerations – Laceration is a deep wound on both the skin and a portion of the underlying tissue.
Abrasions often cause what is known as road rash. A road rash injury occurs when the bicycle crashes, causing the body to be dragged across the rough pavement. The dragging or skidding effect of the body to an asphalted road produces friction, which in turn brings about scrapes that do not reach the dermis.
The injured part of the skin is cracked and is tender to the touch. Road rashes do not bleed too much, but are really painful because the nerve endings of the skin are exposed. If the impact of the road and skin occurs at over 50 km/h, the degree of damage may be significant. Road rash injuries often affect cyclists, skateboarders, in-line skaters, and mountain bikers.
An example of an accident that may cause road rash is when the cyclist miscalculates a turn to the corner. In an angled position with significant speed, the cyclist is likely to slide out of the bicycle. Body parts that are at risk for a road rash injury are the outside part of lower leg, knees, palms, arms, shoulders, and even hips.
In case of an accident, decide whether or not you need urgent care for your road rash. Head to the nearest medical service provider that you can find if you’re not sure of the magnitude of the injury or if there is a significant amount of bleeding. If the rash is not so bad, you can clean it yourself, but take extra care to avoid making it worse.
Remove small figments that the wound may have gathered from the road but avoid pushing the dirt any further down the scrape. You may also remove the dead skin. If you need to, gently scrub the scrape before cleaning and putting on ointment and dressing.
Road rash is generally not fatal if handled with care. Avoiding it is not hard to do either.
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