We seem to be accident-prone lately

[wiseheart]

Yeah. The heating has been fixed, which is good, but poor Mum took a fall in the living room and managed to land on the armrest of her chair. Fortunately, it's an overstuffed armchair, so she didn't break any bones, but now she has a roughed up patch of skin on her arm. It looks almost like the burn I had on my hand a couple of years ago, just not so severe. But it's ugly enough; the fabric that's covering the armrest rubbed against her skin and there was some bleeding, too. It's begun scabbing over (is that the right word?) but I don't know what we're supposed to do with it for the night. She's a very restless sleeper and I'm afraid that she'll make things worse, even if we bandage the injury.

Never a calm day for the wicked. *sigh*

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[elmey.livejournal.com]

I often check the Mayo Clinic web site (it's a well known and respected Medical Center here in the US) for general health info. Here's their page on treatment for skin abrasions, (https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/treating-skin-abrasions-known-as-raspberries/) it's quite detailed.

This is what I meant by stretch gauze. (https://www.amazon.com/Medpride-Conforming-Gauze-Rolls-Yards/dp/B07JFP1HYP?th=1) It really helps in avoiding tape that can irritate the skin.