What should I do if the wound is infected?

Introduction: In many cases, when the mucous membrane of the human body is intact, some pathogenic microorganisms and poisons cannot enter the human body and infringe on human health, but if the mucosa is destroyed, even if it is a wound with a large needle eye, it is possible to injure the human body, thereby causing disease, when the wound shows symptoms of infection. Be sure to rinse off the dirt in the wound with saline or running water as soon as possible.

Then use a disinfectant cotton ball to apply and disinfect one by one. After the hemostasis is stopped, the wound is fixed with sterile gauze, but if the wound is large, it is still necessary to go to the hospital in time for debridement and suturing. Some wounds, such as rust cuts, must go to the hospital for tetanus shots, and some wounds that have been bitten by cats and dogs also need rabies vaccination.

1. Why do wounds become infected?

Wounds can become infected, and the first thing that can be done is because the wound has touched a place where there are bacteria, because the wound infection is mainly due to bacterial contamination. The second is the decline of the human body's resistance, because when the body's resistance is relatively good, some tiny bacteria will be quickly eliminated after entering the body, so there are few cases of infection. There are also external factors, such as a humid environment and foul air, which will accelerate the infection of the wound to a certain extent.

2. Signs of wound infection.

Signs of wound infection, first of all, there will be redness around the wound, but this color persists or spreads around the wound, it may be an infection, and the location of the wound The wound pain is more obvious, or the wound is suppurated, and there is a situation where pus is green and smelly, all of which are wound infections.

3. Misunderstandings in the treatment of wound infection.

There are many people who will use saliva to disinfect the wound after the wound is infected, but the saliva itself has certain bacteria, and smearing the wound with saliva may have the opposite effect, and some people will use wild vegetables and weeds for sterilization and disinfection, because many wild vegetables and weeds are not conducive to wound healing. The most common in daily life are red potion and purple potion, in fact, the bactericidal effect of these two potions is very weak, like the red potion itself has a certain toxicity to the human body, these two potions may cover up the original face of the wound, when the doctor can not see the real situation of the affected area, it will affect the debridement of the wound.

You should go to the hospital in time and do not use drugs indiscriminately to avoid severe inflammation of the wound.

You should disinfect it with alcohol immediately, and you should also buy some iodophor so that your wound will not have some suppuration.

I think when we encounter this situation, we must go to the hospital to deal with it, because the doctor will help us solve it.

Inflammation due to wound infection Most patients will have systemic manifestations and the typical symptom is fever. In some patients, the high fever is more obvious, and the wound infection is deeper, and the local manifestations may not be obvious. At the same time, the patient may develop bacterial infection, bacteremia, and then chills.

If the wound infection is only local symptoms of redness and swelling and no other changes, a wet compress with alcohol can be applied after routine local disinfection, or oral antibiotic medications** can be used. If the wound is suppurated**, the local double-needle suture should be removed and the pus should be squeezed out of the abscess cavity. This is followed by drainage with sterile gauze strips, regular dressing changes, and oral antibiotics.

The healing time of wound infections will be significantly longer. Wound infection is manifested by swelling and pain of the wound surface, and the local ** temperature rises. Patients are advised to go to the hospital promptly after infection**.

There are many ways to treat wound infection, mainly to actively take antibiotics, and at the same time to keep the wound clean and dry, if there are other uncomfortable symptoms, after the local drug can be eliminated before continuing to accept**, if there are no other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to take oral antibiotic drugs**, so as not to make other bacteria invade and cause infection.

The recovery time of wound infection is closely related to whether there are infected bacteria at the wound and whether there is pathological damage. If it is a wound infection, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time**, not delay**. It may be that there is a purulent infection around the wound, which will cause the pus around the wound to spread further inside, and may affect the healing of the wound.

During the recovery period of wound infection, it is necessary to rest more and not exercise vigorously. During the recovery period of wound infection, it is still necessary to follow the doctor's instructions, and care should be taken to avoid infection of the injured part during the recovery period. If the wound infection is red and swollen locally, and the wound infection occurs in the muscle area, it is relatively difficult to recover, and the small wound is easy to treat, but if it is a large or deep wound, if it is not treated properly, infection and pus will appear, resulting in excessive pus accumulation and necrosis of the wound.

At this time, special attention should be paid to debridement and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory work.

It is necessary to disinfect and sterilize with alcohol immediately, go to the hospital for treatment in time, and be sure to avoid water to prevent the problem from becoming more serious.

If the infection of the wound is not serious, but there are symptoms of redness, swelling and exudate, then you can use normal saline to wash it every day, after cleaning, apply iodine to disinfect and reduce inflammation, and then wrap it with clean gauze.

It can be washed with saline, then disinfected with iodine and wrapped in gauze to avoid infection. If the wound is suppurated, debridement and then sterilization and dressing are required.

1. Swelling. This is one of the most common symptoms of infection, although some swelling is normal, but if it persists for a long time and there is still a very red and warm feeling, then the swelling of your wound is caused by an infection.

2. Lymphatic infection. When the wound is infected, it may cause lymphatic infection, if this infection is not treated quickly, it will lead to more serious consequences, and even put your life at risk, because it may cause sepsis problems, so it is recommended to seek medical attention in time**.

3. No matter what type of discharge is a symptom of wound infection, this discharge is called pus cloudy, it has a very foul-smelling feeling, it looks like it will make people feel more annoying, this situation is caused by some dead skin cells and white blood cells and bacteria, which is a manifestation of the body's attempt to drive away bacteria.

4. Pain. This condition usually occurs after the injury, but if the pain worsens, it means that the wound is infected, because the normal wound pain will become milder or even disappear with time, of course, in addition to the pain, the wound may also be swollen or reddened and suppurated.

How to deal with wound infection

In life, we will inevitably have injuries, resulting in wounds, if the wound is not properly treated may cause infection, when the wound is infected, it is more necessary to take correct care to avoid further injury, so how to deal with wound infection? Let's take a look.

How to deal with wound infection

If there is an infection in the wound, it is the main reason for the wound to not heal for a long time, so after the wound appears, we need to pay attention to the prevention of infection, if there is already an infection, we need the best care**.

In the case of wound infection, we first need to carry out Western medicine catheter irrigation and drainage, which has a certain antibacterial effect, and can also directly act on the wound, but this method can only flush out the bacteria on the surface of the wound, so further ** is needed, that is, the application of antibiotics, but the application must be guided by a professional doctor, because the consequences of abuse of antibiotics are also very serious. Finally, systemic administration is required, either by injection or by mouth, to control the infection of the wound.

How to deal with wound infection? The above is the principle of dealing with wound infection, and it can be seen from the above introduction that there is no difficulty in the treatment of wound infection, but it is best to consult a professional doctor.

1. The symptoms of wound infection are redness, swelling, heat, and pain. Liang Zheng is raising red, that is, you can see the ** flushing or dark red around the wound.

Swelling is the ** of the wound can be edema, or small blisters can be seen on the wound**, or small yellow dots.

Heat is the ** temperature around the wound is relatively high.

Pain is the feeling of pain in the wound, sometimes there can be obvious fluctuating pain, and you can also feel the fluctuating sensation under the skin.

Some wound infections also have symptoms such as fever, decreased appetite, and elevated white blood cell count.

2. Wound infection is usually manifested as redness, swelling, heat and pain, and the degree and nature of pain after wound infection depend on the depth and severity of the infection. If it is a deep wound infection, the pus in the wound cannot be discharged, and the pain is often manifested as swelling pain or fluctuating throbbing pain, and such pain should be incision, decompression, and drainage should be done in time, and adequate drainage should be done.

3. The treatment of wound infection and suppuration should first depend on the degree of wound infection, if it is only the infection and suppuration on the surface of the wound, you can rinse the wound with hydrogen peroxide and saline, and then disinfect the wound with iodophor or red syrup or purple syrup, and then apply Baiduobang or erythromycin eye ointment outside, or apply gentamicin gauze for bandaging, and change the dressing on time. If the wound infection is severe, and the fluctuation sensation can be felt under the skin, the wound can be incised and cleaned with hydrogen peroxide and saline. Then the gentamicin gauze was used for adequate drainage, wound dressing, and dressing change once a day.

If the wound is infected and suppurated, accompanied by symptoms of systemic infection, oral or intravenous anti-infection** can be used.

4. Patients with red and swollen wound infection, if there is no obvious fluctuation sensation under the skin during the physical examination, and the infection is red and swollen like this, the wound can be cleaned with normal saline, and then disinfected around the wound with iodine, purple or red syrup, and then apply high-concentration saline gauze, because high-concentration saline gauze can reduce the redness and swelling of the wound, or apply gentamicin gauze externally, and then bandage, and change dressings as needed. If the infected wound is red and swollen and accompanied by symptoms of systemic infection, such as fever, decreased appetite, and elevated white blood cell count during laboratory tests, such patients should be treated with oral or intravenous infection**.