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Learn to dress your own wound when your have no help at home in many languages .
Educational site with links to supplies and further resources
Scroll down to the type of wound dressing method your wish to know about. Pictures here represent how to dress and can be applied to most other body areas. Click on title to expand for more information
How to clean a wound without supplies
How to clean a wound without supplies
Wash you hands 20 sec.
What to use to dress moderate oozing wounds
HOW TO MAKE YOUR SALT WATER SOLUTION
1 L water with 1 TBl saltor 1/2 teaspoon salt to 250ml water OR 1teaspoon whit vinegar to water
BOild 5mins
Cool and put into boiled and cooled jar. Keep in fridge 2 days
Different pads you can use to wash wound if you have nothing in the house. Sterilise cloths by boiling at least 10 minutes, or a hot sanitise wash,
if you need to re use.
Wash your wounds under a shower with gauze, chux cloth.
These are all single use. Do not reuse as bacterai can grow in any material especially if wet
Use a shower hose if possible or running water. Check temperature. Luke warm to cold only, or your will burn your wound especially if have diabetic neuropathic feet
Pick up gauze at the four corners ans hold like an upside down parachute and wash wound
Dry around area to dry , otherwise tape wont stick. NO HAIRDRYERS PLEASE
Use a dish of cream and rub you heels in it, to moisturise heels and then rub off excess onto other parts of the foot
Apply cream to one foot and use your other foot and rub under and sideways
Use a paintbrush, spatula, spoon to rub cream into the feet
Use Spray on oils . It is difficult to find . Neat feet and aveeno have oil sprays
Use easy on sock aid and stocking aid to put on socks and a long . Long shoe horn
Use easy on sock aid and stocking aid to put on socks and a long . Long shoe horn
Change normal laces to elastic
Period pad incontinence pads can be used to cover a oozing wound. Apply a atraumSuppliers global an or /and foam dressing and use this as another layer. This is good to use in bed for wounds that leak a lot
Period pad incontinence pads can be used to cover a oozing wound. Apply a atraumSuppliers global an or /and foam dressing and use this as another layer. This is good to use in bed for wounds that leak a lot
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