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11. Alginate Dressings are Best for Highly Exudating Wounds
May 05, 2011
Wound dressings and bandages are an essential part of first aid kits. There are many types of wound dressings available; some are more known and commonly used like duoderm and tegaderm, while others like alginate dressings may not be as popular. Alginate dressings have been in use for ov...
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12. What are Chronic Non-healing Wounds in Diabetics?
April 15, 2011
It is not uncommon to find people with an infected wound. In fact anyone is prone to it. However, some people are more prone than others in this matter. This could be because of a disintegrating immune system (effects of old age) or due to a deficiency of vitamins, nutrients or protein.
I...
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13. How to Identify Blister Symptoms and Prevent Blisters
April 15, 2011
Symptoms/appearance:
Blisters can form on various parts of the skin. They look like boils on the skin filled with fluid.
It is a possibility that blisters are sometimes painless but usually they are painful, pressure sensitive and cause a lot of discomfort.
Usually ...
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14. Proper Cleaning and Use of Appropriate Wound Dressing is Important for Treating Infections
April 15, 2011
When it comes to infected wounds, the primary focus of the doctors as well as patients is on antibiotics to treat the infection. However, a new research suggests that going back to the basics like cleaning the wound and using appropriate wound dressing may be more important than using antibiot...
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15. Introduction to Moleskin
March 08, 2011
If you have never heard of moleskin, one thing can be probably certain that you are not a backpacking, hiking type. It may sound a bit disgusting and bring to mind images of dead moles. However, in reality when somebody talks about moleskin they more than likely refer to the fabric known as mo...
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16. Hydrocolloid Dressings
March 08, 2011
Even the safest surroundings cannot prevent small cuts, burns and abrasions from happening. Therefore, having some knowledge of wound care and management techniques can be very beneficial. We are lucky that we live in an age when wound care has considerably progressed as opposed to a few...
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17. Duoderm for Quick Wound Healing
March 08, 2011
Injuries, cuts and wounds are a part of life which cannot be avoided no matter how careful a person is about her movements. Therefore, it is beneficial to learn a thing or two about wounds and cuts so that it doesn’t cause a serious problem.
After getting wounded, it is i...
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18. Duoderm for Effective Wound Management
March 08, 2011
Knowing about proper wound care and management is very beneficial for everyday life. Wound healing is a complex process which involves multiple phases. The first phase is inflammation which starts at the time of injury and continues for up to five days. After that, proliferative ph...
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19. Ulcers, How and Why?
March 08, 2011
The breaking down of skin tissue on the surface of the body allows pollutants like air and bacteria to reach the underlying tissue. This results in the formation of ulcers, which look like scabs and open wounds, accompanied by inflammation.
Although ulcers can occur on any part of the body,...
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20. Phases of Wound Healing
March 08, 2011
After an injury, a wound can be classified into three major categories, primary, secondary, and tertiary.
Primary wounds close within hours of the injury.
In secondary wounds, although the wound does not close immediately within hours, there is actually no formal wound closing time...
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