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An infected wound needs to be cured before you cover it over, or the infection will just spread and get worse.
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What is a dressing when referring to wounds?
Dressing a wound means to put a dressing on it. If you have a cut on your hand and you dress it you put some sort of packing or cream on the wound then you put a plaster or bandage on it this is called "dressing" a wound.
What are the reasons for applying a sterile dressing?
You want sterile dressing for open wounds. If you put a dirty dressing on an open wound, you are increasing the likelihood for infections and diseases. But if all that you have is a ripped t-shirt to put on a wound, that is definitely better than nothing at all.
What do you do if you get bit by a baby shark?
It depends on the severity of the wound. If its a small surface wound wash it put antibiotic ointment in it and wrap it. If it becomes infected get it checked out. If it is a deep wound or it won't stop bleeding, go to the ER.
How will you know that the wound is infected?
Swelling, redness at the site of the injury or surrounding area, streaks of red upward from the injury, an increase in the amount of pain any type of discharge from the wound, any foul odor, or if the area is just not healing .
How do you put breasts into a vagina?
well , u shouldnt.
What is used to treat wounds?
Um......... bandages, I guess. But first you have to wash the wounds in cold water, then put a bandage or a cloth on the wound to cover it up and it won't get infected.
Do you put peroxide on a spider bite?
You can. Peroxide is probably not going to help a whole lot with the "spider bite" part, but it could help keep the wound from becoming infected.
How wound you put audit in a sentence?
Pencil wound
What should you do if a kid bites you?
Quickly wash the wound with clean water and put dressing on it. If it's a very serious bite take the person to hospital to have it checked. Diseases can be spread if a person bites you.
Can you put wound in a sentence?
The soldier got a wound from the battle
When dressing an open chest wound where do you tie the knot?
There shouldn't be a knot to tie. The treatment for an open chest wound is to put a piece of plastic over it and tape it down on the sides so that air cannot get in or out of the wound. There's nothing to tie down anywhere in that. You could be thinking of flail chest which has more to do with broken bones then an open chest wound. As an army medic I find your question soul crushingly confusing.
What is the techiques of dressing a head injury where there is an open wound?
A first responder's priority is to control the bleeding, loss of blood means loss of Oxygen, Heat and Life Sustaining Fluids. =Don't worry too much about how the dressing looks / what dressing to use / what knot to use - when us Paramedics arive on site we aren't going to give you marks for neetness!=Note: Do not put any pressure onto a head wound in the attempt to stop the bleeding because if theres a skull fracture, you might push bony fragments straight into the brain!
