Than to process a wound?

The mechanical effect on the skin causes damage to all its layers. As a result, a wound is formed. The occurrence of such damage is always accompanied by bleeding.

Wounds differ:

- by type (chopped, cut and torn);

- in size (large and small);

- in depth (reaching the bone, affecting the joints and nerve endings).

What should be done in case of damage?

With mechanical effects on the skin all face, so it is very important to know what to treat the wound.

Any damage should be cleaned of dirt with a damp cloth with antibacterial effect or a piece of clean cloth soaked in alcohol. If these tools are not at hand, then you can use clean water. Depending on the causes of the injury, you need to know what to treat the wound.

When an injury occurs as a result of acid, it is washed with water, which is added with soda. If the damage is the result of contact with alkali, then use a weak solution of vinegar. It is recommended to pour the wound with hydrogen peroxide, which will raise the dirt up along with the foam. Skin around the damage should be lubricated with alcohol, zelenka, solution of potassium permanganate or iodine. These funds should not get on the exposed surface. If they come in contact with an injured skin, they can cause a burn. After this, a bandage is applied. For this purpose, you can use gauze, bandage or any clean cloth. With severe pain, it is desirable to take an anesthetic.

Small wounds or abrasions must be periodically treated with hydrogen peroxide, which is a good disinfectant. You can also use a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate for this purpose.

Prolonged damage can be treated with drugs that prevent the growth of bacteria. These are the ointment Vishnevsky, Levomikol and many others.

Councils of People's Healers

Alternative medicine also gives advice on how to treat a wound. Any damage is delayed by tincture of pine needles or cedar. To prepare this product, a hundred grams of needles pour a glass of vodka and stand a week in a dark place. The strained tincture perfectly heals any wounds. Quickly heals and well disinfects honey damage. It can be used instead of green or iodine.

If the injury occurred during the summer holidays outside the city, then instead of bandage, attach the juicy side of the ash crust to the damaged skin. With a bleeding wound, the crushed bark of young branches or the mashed potatoes of a Kalina will perfectly help. The answer to the question of how to treat a wound with pus in it can also be found in alternative medicine. Infusion of two tablespoons of a white head with a glass of boiling water is ready for twelve hours. With this solution, the wound is washed three to four times a day.

If you do not know what to treat a purulent wound, we recommend resorting to a simple prescription for the manufacture of medicinal ointment. Mix four parts of the melted pork fat and one part heated to a liquid state on a water bath of beeswax and spruce resin. Dressings are done several times a day, applying a thick layer of ointment on a clean cloth. How to treat the wound, accidentally obtained in the kitchen, every housewife should know. It is necessary to pour on the damaged tissue a powder of cinnamon, which has good bactericidal properties. The dressing applied to such a wound will never stick and it can be easily changed.

It helps with purulent wounds bandage of mashed leaves of the sow.

In order for the wound to heal faster and the skin does not form scars, the damaged tissue is smeared with a mixture made from vegetable oil and flowers of medicinal calendula.