Boo boo?
Yes cuts and scrapes becoming infected can quickly become serious problems without proper treatment deep in the swamp. It's a real concern for anyone with experience camping deep.
<Drift and reason to move the thread either to the Wilderness or Outdoor Gear forums (which should be merged due to lack of signal, IMO)>
When I refreshed my Wilderness First Aid a few years ago (and is due again), we were instructed to not use Neosporin for treating cuts in the backcountry. The petroleum jelly acts as a wet bandage and can keep in debris and infection.
Instead, we were instructed to use soap, clean water and a sterile toothbrush to clean wounds. Closing deep wounds is a judgement call between stopping bleeding by closing the wound vs closing up a wound that has been cleaned in field conditions and thus more prone to infection and need of being reopened once evacuated.
Yet another use for Dr. Bronners?
In any event, I carry alcohol and iodine type swaps, soap, sterile toothbrush and wound dressing up to 3"x3".
For back up fire starter, I prefer cut up section of painter's cloth, which is essentially gauze coated in thick kerosene type stuff.