Useful Common Wound Treatment Strategy You Need To Know!

1. Shallow Abrasion:

If it is a very shallow scratch, the wound should be repeatedly washed with tap water or warm water, and then use iodine volt to disinfect the scratch area.Then apply the disinfectant 2-3 times a day.

2. Blunt impact:

If the skin is not broken by blunt force blow or punching, but there are local bluish and purple mass, namely subcutaneous small hematoma;Light generally do not deal with, if it is the intestines, abdomen, waist, joints or brain and other places to be more severe contusion, it is best to immediately go to the hospital for treatment.

3. Sharp tool cut:

If the skin is cut by a knife, scissors, glass, etc., you can use iodine-volt to disinfect the wound to prevent infection.If the finger is cut, should raise the hand high, pinch the root of both sides of the finger, can stop bleeding, with iodine or iodine and alcohol disinfection cut wounds, then with clean gauze wrapped.

4. Scalp damage:

If the wound is small, press on the skin around the wound to stop the bleeding.Then shave off or cut off the hair, thoroughly remove visible booties and foreign bodies, in the wound and around the application of disinfection liquid dressing;If the wound is large, you must go to the hospital debridement suture treatment.  

Minor burns and scalds  

For mild burns and scalds, immediately rinse the injured area under running water or soak it in cold water to reduce local temperature and wound pain. The duration of this cold treatment is subject to the reduction of pain.If it is a large area of serious burns or burns must be immediately to the hospital treatment.  

Mild frostbite  

If the limb is slightly frostbitten, warm it quickly in warm water, generally no more than 40℃, to avoid scald has lost consciousness of the tissue.If it has been frozen for too long, it is best not to defrost immediately. It should be kept dry after cleaning and protected by a bandage or other material to allow it to thaw warm.You can also apply frostbite cream to frostbite areas.If frostbite is serious, you’d better go to the dermatology department of the hospital.
In addition, if there is open trauma, especially deep wound, serious pollution, there is a risk of tetanus infection, the best to go to the hospital to inject tetanus antitoxin prevention.
Finally, I would like to remind families with young children to prevent trauma.The knife in the family, cut, thermos bottle must be put in the place that the child cannot reach, also should teach the child not to play sharp thing at ordinary times, do not use mouth to contain chopsticks, Popsicle stick, candy stick to wait to play and run, lest accident falls, occurrence trauma.