Whether you recently had an injury or you are recovering from surgery, it is likely that you have a wound. Wound care is key to healing and avoiding infection, but proper wound care can also reduce or eliminate scarring. To learn more about how to prevent scars in wound care, continue on. A scar is …
For the millions of Americans who live with diabetes, proper medical care is of the utmost importance. Because of their condition, diabetics can have difficulty with healing and require expert care if they become injured. Today, we’ll explore the proper wound care for diabetic foot ulcers. What is a Diabetic Foot Ulcer? A diabetic foot …
It might come as a surprise to you, but there are currently over 37 million people in the United States who live with diabetes. While living with the condition is easily manageable, and many can lead a normal life, certain precautions must be taken to ensure a quality of life. Diet and a proper insulin …
What is the difference between wounds and ulcers? Both can be painful and require medical treatment. However, there are important differences such as their cause, the speed at which they form, and the proper way to treat them. This article will discuss how and why to distinguish between wounds and ulcers. Wound vs Ulcers: What’s …
Where should you go for wound care treatment: to see a wound care specialist or to the hospital? While we have nothing against hospitals, since they save lives every day, it’s almost always better to see a specialist for prompt and effective wound care. The deeper wounds that go beyond minor abrasions and scratches are …
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If you’ve ever been to the doctor’s office or an emergency room, you might have noticed something interesting out of the corner of your eye—tape. Just like the tape you have in your junk drawer at home for various uses, medical adhesive tape sometimes referred to as surgical tape, is used to aid physicians in …
What are hydrocolloid dressings and why do we use them? Since effective wound healing is a very detailed and difficult process, it helps to know a little about the various dressing materials. This impacts the comfort and well-being of the patients as well as healing efficiency and avoiding infections. Here’s what you should know about …
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Everyone has probably experienced some discomfort or pain while enduring bandage changing at some point or another. In the old days, before quality dressing materials, it could be an agonizing process to remove or substitute dressing. Thankfully, we have much better wound care products now, but it’s still common for patients to feel discomfort. What …
One of the most helpful life skills involves knowing how to dress and protect a wound after you suffer an abrasion, laceration, or other vulnerable skin injuries. Of course, part of the task includes selecting the right dressing for your wound, which we’d like to cover in this post. Six Wound Dressing Types The dressing …
It’s so crucial to select the proper medical tape whenever you need to take care of a wound. There are three kinds of tape to use for this task: 1) Paper Medical Tape, 2) Cloth Medical Tape, and 3) PE Transparent Medical Tape. Here’s how each of those works for addressing various cuts, scrapes, and …
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