How to treat wounds?

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Wounds are breaks in the tissue of the body, some injuries, like cuts and scrapes are called open wounds; others, like deep bruises, are called closed wounds.  They are usually caused by external forces, e.g., motor vehicle accidents, falls, mishandling of sharp objects, tools, machinery, weapons.

The following types of wounds are more likely to become infected: bites, punctures, crushing injuries, dirty wounds, wounds on the feet, and wounds that do not receive prompt medical attention.

What you can do?

For scrapes, (scrapes according to the dictionary means to rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury.)  These three things are what you can do:

·         Wash your hands before giving first aid

• Wash the cut thoroughly with the mild soap and water
• Apply antibiotic ointment or a clean bandage.

For splinters that is according to Wikipedia, a fragment of a larger object, or a foreign body that penetrates or is purposely injected into a body. The foreign body must be lodged inside tissue to be considered a splinter. These are the things you can do:

• Wash your hands  with soap before giving first aid
• Use sterilized tweezers to pull out the splinter.  Pull it out at the same angle it went in
• If the splinter is just under the skin, use the tip of a sterilized needle to lift the splinter out.
• Wash the area after the splinter is out.  Bandage if necessary. 





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For lacerations which is the most  sensitive kind of wound according to dictionary is a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

• Wash your hands before giving first aid
• Wash the wound thoroughly with mild soap and water.
•  Use direct pressure to control bleeding
•  Bandage the wound with a butterfly bandage
•  Get medical help

For punctures which a smole in a tire resulting in an escape of air.  You should need to do the following:

• Wash you hands before giving first aid
• Use a forceful stream of water (with soap) to rinse the puncture wound
• Without sealing off the wound hole(s), apply a clean bandage
• Get a medical help

What could be the causes of Wounds?

Ofcourse there are many causes but the following are the most causes:

• Embedded objects
• Fish hooks
• Punctures
• Scraped
• Splinters
• Tears

Complications

Sometimes, there could be inevitable complications that can occur:

• Severe bleeding, when a major artery or vein is damaged.
• Tetanus, a disease of the nervous system and spinal cord due to infection by the tetanus bacteria.
• Infection, with fever, inflammation, worsening pain and pus formation.
• Rabies, a viral infection by the tetanus resulting from the bite of a rabid animal.
  

On this video, you will learn the importance of cleaning a wound and how to properly clean the wound.

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