How to Clean Infected Wounds
Infected wounds can be very dangerous, so they have to be treated with extreme care. Whenever you get a cut on your finger or any other part of your body, you have to wipe off the blood and cover it properly in order to avoid infection. However, some people don’t take this seriously, which results in problems.
Once your wound is left open, it allows the bacteria to enter the skin, which results in high fever, swelling, foul odour from the wound or dizziness. If you see any of these symptoms, you have to react very quickly. Before doing anything, make sure you clean the wound with care.
Things Required:
– Antiseptic soap
– Gloves
– Medical tape
– Antiseptic ointment or solution
– Clean water for wound irrigation
– Sterile tweezers or other instrument for removing dead tissue (optional)
Instructions
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1
Wash your hands
Before cleaning the infected wound, you have to ensure that your hands are properly washed. If that is not the case, the infection will get worse and will cause a lot of problems for you. It is important to clean your nails from beneath, as they carry a lot of germs. Moreover, use an antiseptic soap, if you have one available. In case you don’t have it, you can wash your hands with the help of a normal bar of soap too. -
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Put on gloves
After washing your hands properly, it is ideal to put on gloves, so that there is no risk of making the infected wound worse. If you have used an antiseptic soap to clean your hands, then you can proceed without putting on the gloves. -
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Remove the bandage from the wound
First of all, you will have to remove the bandage, which covers the infected wound, if you had already put one on. Get rid of it with care, so that you don’t end up hurting yourself. -
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Sanitise the wounded area
There are different ways of sanitising the wounded area. If you have an antibacterial solution available, you can apply it on the wound in order to clean it. In case that is unavailable, you can use alcohol. Remember to clean the area near the wound too, as that will prevent any accidental contamination. -
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Wash and remove foreign matter
With the help of water, remove all the foreign debris present on the wound. Look for any dead tissue on the wound and get rid of that too by using clean tweezers. If this hurts you, it is ideal to leave the wound as it is. Your infected wound will now be clean and you can apply ointment and bandage it with medical tape, or treat it according to the doctor’s suggestion.
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