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How To Properly Clean A Wound

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After hands are washed remove the old wound dressing from the surgical area use the wrapper of the gauze to keep it sterile while wetting the new wound dressing with a saline wound wash. Because this solution matches the pH of your body fluids and blood it does not burn or sting at all when applied. Emergency Wound Care Natural Disasters And Severe Weather In this video I discus the importance of knowing how to properly clean and dress a wound in a wildernes. How to properly clean a wound . Sadly this topic is not covered very well on YouTube. Ad Search Faster Better Smarter Here. There are several antiseptics to choose from including savlon normal saline iodine spirit hydrogen peroxide gentine violet GV etc. Add 2 tsp of sea salt to 1 cup warm tap water and stir until it dissolves. All these can promote faster wound healing. Clean around the wound with the soap being careful not to get soap in the wound. You can find saline solution in the first-aid section of a