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What can lightly cover a cleaned minor cut to help prevent infection?

Use a dry, sterile dressing or bandage.

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  1. A damp used sock
  2. A layer of sunscreen
  3. A dry sterile dressing ✔

Why: After cleaning, a minor cut may heal in the air. If it needs protection, cover it lightly with a dry, sterile dressing or bandage.

Huh, didn't know that: If a wound does not stop bleeding readily, press firmly on it with a sterile dressing.

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Answer: A dry sterile dressing. After cleaning, a minor cut may heal in the air. If it needs protection, cover it lightly with a dry, sterile dressing or bandage.

  1. Scouting America Wilderness Survival Pamphlet filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Wilderness%20Survival.pdf
    cover them lightly with a dry, sterile dressing or bandage to help prevent infection.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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