The pandemic crisis has put health facilities in serious difficulty, including the emergency room. We have grown accustomed to the idea that in the event of small accidents or “trivial” indigestion it is better to stay at home so as not to hinder the work of the health care personnel.
Especially to prevent the spread of the infection as much as possible. Certainly, however, despite Covid, health problems and unforeseen events never leave us.
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So, for example, it happens to get wounds in House without the possibility of going to the hospital to be examined. In this guide, therefore, we see how to dress medium-cut wounds without going to the emergency room.
What to do when you cut yourself
If for various reasons we have cut ourselves with any object, the first thing to do, of course, is to keep a cool head, including the leaked one.
Of course, if the wound is large, we shouldn’t hesitate for a moment to call an ambulance. In case of bleeding we certainly cannot deal with it with do-it-yourself dressings.
If the wounds are small, however, it will be sufficient to have hydrogen peroxide, some gauze and some plaster. What if the wounds are medium-sized? I mean, what can we do if it is not just cuts but wounds that make us lose a lot of blood? Here’s how to dress mid-cut wounds without going to the emergency room.
A special patch
The solution is called steri strip. They are small plasters made of propylene that allow to cope with wounds of medium depth.
This statement is true to the point that steri strips are used in place of the sutures that a nurse would put in a hospital. Once the steri strips have been applied, however, it is good to cover them with a breathable plaster to protect them from external agents.
How steri strips are applied
As soon as a medium depth wound occurs, it is necessary to stop the blood loss as much as possible. Then we proceed with the disinfection of the cute.
It is important that the area affected by the trauma is perfectly dried after dressing. Then we move on to applying the steri strips.
The patches should be applied perpendicular to the cut. Within a few days, the wound will tend to heal thanks to the traction effect exerted on the two affected flaps.
The use of steri strips is also recommended for the final effect returned. These patches, available in all pharmacies, have a restorative function that better prevents the formation of unsightly scars.
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