Why do I have to put a plaster on a wound?

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When injure, whether it is a deep cut, open wound, abrasion or other wounds. Many people may wonder whether using a plaster, gauze or leaving the wound as is will help the wound heal the fastest. Wound treatment can be stressful for some people. Because if it is not treated properly, it can cause the wound to heal slowly.

When there is a wound, the thing you should be most careful about is infection. When bacteria enter an opening in the skin and spread to the tissue under the skin or organs near the wound, it causes the wound to become severely infected, swollen, smelly, and have pus. Therefore, when there is a wound, you should clean the wound properly ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี. You should not neglect it. 

After the wound is treated, covering it with a plaster will help prevent infection and absorb fluid from the wound. Be careful not to let the plaster get wet. If the plaster gets wet, change it immediately. Changing the plaster every day will help the wound dry faster.

It is a new wound. The wound is not dry yet. There is a lot of discharge.

  • In case the wound is bleeding, apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding using a clean cloth or sterile gauze. Always wash your hands thoroughly before applying pressure to stop the bleeding.
  • Wipe around the wound with alcohol. Do not touch the wound directly and do not wipe the wound repeatedly. 
  • Wipe the wound with a cotton swab soaked in saline solution. Wipe away any secretions inside the wound. Wipe until clean. If not clean, use a new cotton swab. 
  • Applying Mupirocin (Mupirocin) to the wound, helps inhibit bacteria in the wound area, reduces infection, and reduces the formation of scabs.
  • If the wound is covered by the cloth, it is even more important to cover the wound because when the wound rubs against the cloth, it will cause itching and we will be unable to resist picking and scratching the wound until it becomes a scar.

In addition, choosing the right foods during a wound or injury is therefore very important to promote the wound healing process and accelerate the body’s recovery as efficiently as possible.