The use of Band-Aid when the four-point attention

Band-Aid has become the family must have, but how the proper use of not everyone knows it. "Band-Aid can not be seen as a panacea, Band-Aid does not have anti-inflammatory effect." Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University surgeon reminds Band-Aid's role is to absorb exudate, maintain a dry wound. Band-Aid patients should pay attention to the following areas.

First, the wound length should not exceed the width of the band-aid. "Band-aid is mainly used for acute small wound to stop bleeding, especially for cutting neat, clean, superficial, the smaller cutting without the need for stitching wounds." Xinqiao Hospital, the surgeon said that, for deep wounds, large blood vessels, nerves , tendon injuries, and suspected foreign body wounds, can not use the Band-Aid; As Boil, burns, suppurative infections and various skin diseases, not to use Band-Aid.

Second, the wound first through disinfection. Xinqiao Hospital, the surgeon said that the use of Band-Aid, they should first carefully check whether the wound left dirt. If dirt, unless required to clean the wound with normal saline, dried, painted with iodine glycerin, and then paste the Band-Aid. If the wound is scratched with a rust thing should first injection of tetanus antitoxin and paste bandage should be a little pressure to play a role in hemostasis.

Third, pay attention to protect the wound. Paste Band-Aid, patients should pay attention to protect the wound, avoiding active bleeding, that is, less traumatic partial activity, above water to avoid contamination; do not often Yong Shounie pressure wounds, prevent collisions wounds to avoid wound dehiscence.

Finally, observe changes in the wound. If paste bandage 24 hours after the wound increased pain, or discharge leakage, it is timely to open examination; if found to have the wound redness, swelling, exudate such as infection, should stop using the Band-Aid, and promptly go to hospital for treatment