The need for wound care can happen at any time and having an emergency first aid kit available can help. Whether it be for a scraped knee at a soccer game, a minor burn, a medical emergency such as a car accident, or when coming home from the hospital from a surgery, being prepared for any circumstance that you may need to care for a wound is essential. It is very important to clean, treat, and protect a wound as soon as it happens to allow for optimal healing and reduced scarring. For many years, people have believed that keeping cuts, scrapes and all kinds of wounds uncovered to let them air out helps them heal faster, but extensive research has proven this untrue. Learn more about wound treatment and why using wound care products protect and cover a wound leads to faster healing and reduces scarring.