I irrigate the wound thoroughly debried it and then loosely cover it with non stick gauze if I think the rest of the day will expose it to infectious materials. I check it every few hours to make sure it's not getting redder= infection. If it is then i hit it with an anibiotic cream. If the wound is deeper than half an inch i dress it in wrapped gauze and change that as needed until I hit the trailhead. lots of scars, no death here yet <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />