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Protect your skin by:Keeping your skin moist with lotions or ointments to prevent crackingWearing shoes that fit well and provide enough room for your feetLearning how to trim your nails to avoid harming the skin around themWearing appropriate pro...
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Cellulitis may be prevented by wearing appropriate protective equipment during work and sports to avoid skin injury, cleaning cuts and skin injuries with antiseptic soap, keeping wounds clean and protected, watching wounds for signs of infection, ...
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Several effects may result with the occurrence of a wound: immediate loss of all or part of organ functioning, sympathetic stress response, hemorrhage and blood clotting, bacterial contamination, and death of cells. The most important factor in mi...
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Taking proper care of your wound will help it heal. Your health care provider may show you how to clean and dress the wound. He or she will also explain how to tell if the wound is healing normally. Here are the basic steps:
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Several effects may result with the occurrence of a wound: immediate loss of all or part of organ functioning, sympathetic stress response, hemorrhage and blood clotting, bacterial contamination, and death of cells. The most important factor in mi...
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Wounds can become infected with harmful bacteria. This prevents healing and increases the risk of scars. In some cases, the infection may spread to other parts of the body. And infection with the bacteria that cause tetanus can be fatal. Know what to watch for and get prompt treatment for infection.
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Detailed information on proving home wound care following a burn injury Your child may come home with unhealed areas that still require dressing changes. You will be instructed on how to change dressings before you leave the hospital. It is not necessary to maintain a sterile environment for home dressing changes, but they should take place in as clean an area as possible. Whoever is doing the dressing change should:
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