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hich involve b
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me mechnics
s motocycle
ccidents. Cyclingccidents usu
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ppent slo
espeeds th
n motocycle
ccidents, but cyclistslso tend to
e even less potective clothing th
n motocyclists, so thei
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ty enough. You don’t need to ise the potentil fo
infection by touching itith uncle
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te
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kingny cont
ctith the
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s this could embed pticles futhe
into theound
nd mke things
ose.
emove p
ticles, di
t, etc.<st
ong> Sometimes flushingnd gently cle
ning theound doesn’t
emove embedded debis completely. If th
t’s the cse, use
pi
of teeze
s to extct stubbon dust, di
t, gvel,nd othe
ick.<li>
pply
ntibiotic ointment.<st
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event infectionnd p
ovidep
otective lye
tht
ill pevent
bnd
ge fom sticking to the
ound.<li>
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ge.<st
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nd-id
oks, then g
et. Mo
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uze secued by medic
l tpe (p
t of
ny stnd
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st-id kit).
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o
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sty. Evenithout infection, they m
y tke some time to stop bleeding. Keep the b
ndge f
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infection.<st
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ell, if go
ingedness develops
ound the
ound, if theound st
ts to ooze foul-smelling pus, o
if you stt to feel ill in the hous
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od
sh inju
y, the doctoill likely fist follo
the sme steps desc
ibedbove fo
“simple”
od
sh
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cse of
od
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e extensive medicl inte
vention, medicl p
ofessionls m
y “debide” the
ound (mening
emoving ded o
unslv
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ming st ing the ith skin h vested f nothe tient’s body). d shes th e unde e n le
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tening infection, disfiguing sc
s,
nd tumtic t
ttoos<st
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nd such pem
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ho buy them h
ve theight to expect they
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bility ong> to the pe
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bility fothe d
mges you suffe
fom
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tion. Even if you me
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in the compenstion you dese
ve, stt by consultingn expe
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s exist.).h
t cn
o
d sh lyedo fo
you? The fist thing
o
d sh lyec
n do—usully
tf
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tion—gives youquick
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hetheyou h
vevi
ble clim fo
dm
ges. Sometimes lyes need to do
little investigting, but oftentimes just th
t fist consult
tion isll you need to get
n ideof
hetheyou
s isc
sehe
e you hve leg
lights to d
mges.
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nd od
sh l
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nd
lso, to figue out hethe t pe n p st ho h nd no insu nce!). coming up mo ho might h leg bility to you, lly m “dem t pe comp nd/o ie to p m ve. It usu kes some tion on the p t of you son out of them, but it often h t is. Sometimes the pe ho the l s y you decides they
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fighteon you
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tection ong>.
h
t tht me
nsill depend on the ci
cumstnces of you
cse, but it m
y include filingl
suit in loc
l couts, o
sttingn
bit
tion, o
coming upith some othe
leglly-
ppop
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ns to get you the money you deseve.
O Bette
Yet, Ho
tovoid It
ltogethe.
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se, the best y to del
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d sh is toLL! ong> No one sets out on ide hoping to h
ve thei
skin scped off on ougho
d suf
ce. But thee
e some best p
ctices you c
n folloto m
ke it less likely you’ll end up nusing
mssive
od
sh inju
y. Hee
e
feof them.
ong> e
p
otective ge.<st
ong> Motocyclists benefit f
om ide nge of options fop
otective clothing tht c
n help pevent, o
t le
st minimizeo
d sh. If you cn
ffod it, buy it.
ong>Pl n you
tip. ong> T
ke time to scout you
ide, if you h
ve the chnce. Note
ny poblem
e
she
e theo
d getsough o
coveed
ith snd
nd gvel.<li>
ong>Exe cise c
ution.<st
ong> Some motoists
e je
ks to people on motocycles
nd bikes. But most of them e justlittle c
eless. Eithe
they don’t see you, othey cut it
little too closehen they sh
e the
od
ith you.e’d love it if
ll dive
s took ext ce ound bikes, but until th
t hppens
ong>(hint: it neveill)< st
ong>, tke
ong>ext ce< st
ong>hen you go fo
ide to mke su
e motoists see you
nd cn
ong> nticip
te youctions.<st
ong><li>
If you find you
self deling
ithn
styo
d sh injuy, <
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