Sunday, 4 December 2011

How to clean wound ?

Whenever you hear the word "wound" you get bit alert. Wound the word itself brings pain and many other questions.Today I will teach you how to clean a wound and what all steps should be taken in case you have to deal with it.

Steps to clean a wound
  • Take a clean gauze piece and apply direct pressure on wound if blood is coming out of it.
  • Take anti-septic solution ( Betadine ) and H2O2( Hydrogen Peroxide)
  • Now put anti-septic solution and H2O2 on wound and give it a gentle wash.
  • If you have got sterile water , like N.S use it first.
  • Clean the wound very nicely with N.S and remove soil and other foreign particles from site of wound.
  • Apply anti-septic ointment on clean gauze piece and put it on site of wound.
  • Put another gauze piece above the gauze piece with med.
  • Use Bandage 4inch and tie the wound.
  • Contact you doctor or emergency department of any hospital for further treatment.

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