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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Treating Minor Injuries in Tenerife
Just a small traveller's tip here: which it occurred to me to write, since I have just been stupid enough to stab myself in the hand with a kitchen knife!
This applies to anywhere where the climate never gets cold enough to kill germs. No matter how small the cut, abrasion, etc., don't ignore it. Yes, in northern climates it might work to wash (or perhaps lick) and leave a small scratch, but not here. You may be lucky, but I've had some nasty swellings in the past when I've tried to ignore my own advice.
Get the antiseptic out straight away when the skin in broken, even for minor cat scratches (and I get a LOT of those, with five of them). If you need to go to the Farmacia (chemist), ask them for some old-fahioned iodine, which is sold under the brand name of Betadine.
Tags: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Canarias
