When you have a wound, you really need to look after it and clean it on a regular base. Sometimes the best way to make sure the wound is clean is by undergoing a procedure called pulse lavage. This is a type of hydrotherapy. The machine that is used for this mechanical hydrotherapy is very easy to move around and is also not very expensive. One can use this machine at various setups and institutions. It can be used in a doctor's surgery, at hospitals, at acute care institutions, outpatient clinics, and even general therapy setups.
As mentioned before, the machine is not very expensive. Because of the low cost of the machine, the session is also not very expensive. It is possible for patients on medical aids as well as cash patients to be able to come for sessions on weekly, daily, or even biweekly sessions.
The reason why it is good to irrigate and debride the wound by using the pressurized irrigation method is because this will promote the growth of certain cells that is responsible to form granulation tissue. This could happen without having the underlying tissue and wound bed disturbed. The negative pressure that could be created and caused by the suction can also stimulate the granulation of the cells.
This kind of treatment cannot be done by just any one. It must be a clinically trained and qualified person that needs to do this. It should also be done in a very clean and sterile area to prevent any further infection. The best is to have it done in a doctor's surgery and or even hospital.
If you have chosen the oral route, you might find that the patient still feels a little pain while you work on the wound. This is because the oral medication does not numb the specific area but will take away some of the pain. Oral pain relievers is not always the most effective route to go, but will certainly help.
Here is what you do to change this and make the concern vanish. You cannot really heat the saline up to a much higher temperature, as the salt in the saline water will then start forming crystals that can in turn also damage the wound bed. The best way you can do this is heating the saline up to normal room temperature.
Some people might find this difficult to do, but it really is very easy to do this. Here is what you do. While you prepare the patient and the wound, take a bottle of saline water, wrap it in a towel and put it right up against the patient.
The towel will prevent the cold bottle from touch the patient directly and to make to patient uncomfortable. The body temperature of the patient on the other hand, will help the saline heat up to a temperature that will help promote the healing of the wound but also low enough to prevent crystallization of the salt particles. It really is that simple. By doing this one very easy step, you will also help promote the healing of the wound, so that recovery takes less time.
As mentioned before, the machine is not very expensive. Because of the low cost of the machine, the session is also not very expensive. It is possible for patients on medical aids as well as cash patients to be able to come for sessions on weekly, daily, or even biweekly sessions.
The reason why it is good to irrigate and debride the wound by using the pressurized irrigation method is because this will promote the growth of certain cells that is responsible to form granulation tissue. This could happen without having the underlying tissue and wound bed disturbed. The negative pressure that could be created and caused by the suction can also stimulate the granulation of the cells.
This kind of treatment cannot be done by just any one. It must be a clinically trained and qualified person that needs to do this. It should also be done in a very clean and sterile area to prevent any further infection. The best is to have it done in a doctor's surgery and or even hospital.
If you have chosen the oral route, you might find that the patient still feels a little pain while you work on the wound. This is because the oral medication does not numb the specific area but will take away some of the pain. Oral pain relievers is not always the most effective route to go, but will certainly help.
Here is what you do to change this and make the concern vanish. You cannot really heat the saline up to a much higher temperature, as the salt in the saline water will then start forming crystals that can in turn also damage the wound bed. The best way you can do this is heating the saline up to normal room temperature.
Some people might find this difficult to do, but it really is very easy to do this. Here is what you do. While you prepare the patient and the wound, take a bottle of saline water, wrap it in a towel and put it right up against the patient.
The towel will prevent the cold bottle from touch the patient directly and to make to patient uncomfortable. The body temperature of the patient on the other hand, will help the saline heat up to a temperature that will help promote the healing of the wound but also low enough to prevent crystallization of the salt particles. It really is that simple. By doing this one very easy step, you will also help promote the healing of the wound, so that recovery takes less time.