NeilMed Cleanse Sterile Saline Wound Wash, 6 Ounce

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Fernandez R, Griffiths R. Water for wound cleansing. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; (2): CD003861. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003861.pub3. Journal

Scimeca CL, Bharara M, Fisher TK, Giovinco N, Armstrong DG. Novel use of doxycycline in continuous-instillation negative pressure wound therapy as "wound chemotherapy". Foot Ankle Spec. 2010 Aug. 3(4):190-3. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. DRYby gently patting with clean, disposable paper products because cloth towels can harbor bacteria and snag on jewelry, causing injury. For hands-free drying that won’t move your jewelry or irritate your piercing, you can use a hair dryer on the cool air setting. Please read Warning before using. USE ONLY AS DIRECTED, IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST SEE YOUR DOCTOR/HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL.Soak a new piercing in warm saline for 5 minutes once or twice per day. The saline should be about the temperature of hot coffee.

Avoid over-cleaning. This can delay your healing and irritate your piercing. • Avoid undue trauma such as friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry, and vigorous cleaning. These activities can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, prolonged healing, and other complications. Avoid submerging the piercing in unhygienic bodies of water such as lakes, pools, hot tubs, etc. Or, protect your piercing using a waterproof wound sealant bandage. These are available at most drugstores and work best for nipple, navel, and surface piercing placements. Older guidelines have discouraged the use of conventional antiseptic solutions as these impair wound healing, reduce wound strength, and increase the rate of infection.

Owens BD, White DW, Wenke JC. Comparison of irrigation solutions and devices in a contaminated musculoskeletal wound survival model. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Jan. 91(1):92-8. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Gabriel A. Wound irrigation. Medscape. Updated 14 December 2017. Available from: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1895071-overview [accessed April 27 2018] Gather everything you need and make sure the casualty is comfortable and that you can easily access the area that needs to be treated. Take your time while you treat the person. Here are our steps on how to wash an open wound: Longmire AW, Broom LA, Burch J. Wound infection following high-pressure syringe and needle irrigation. Am J Emerg Med. 1987 Mar. 5(2):179-81. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. De Luna V, Mancini F, De Maio F, Bernardi G, Ippolito E, Caterini R. Intraoperative Disinfection by Pulse Irrigation with Povidone-Iodine Solution in Spine Surgery. Adv Orthop. 2017. 2017:7218918. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].