How to deal with dressing change at home?

How to change the dressing after operation: The first step is to observe the size and shape of the wound and whether the dressing is wet, pus wet or blood wet. Step 2: Take off the surface dressing, and observe the shape and size of the wound, whether the wound is red, swollen, hot and painful, and whether pus and liquid overflow. Step 3, disinfect with 1% iodophor cotton ball. If the wound is cleaned, it should be disinfected from the inside out, and the contaminated wound should be disinfected from the outside in for three times, and it cannot be disinfected repeatedly. Step 4, after disinfection, cover the wound with gauze, which should cover 5 cm outside the wound. Step 5, put adhesive tape on the outside of the gauze and stick it according to the brown line. Abdominal incision should be applied horizontally and neck incision should be applied vertically. Dressing at home mainly requires sterile cotton swabs, dressings and iodophors for disinfection.

For some simple and semi-open wounds, such as primary healing wounds and wounds after hemorrhoid surgery. Family dressing change should be carried out, and dressing change equipment and some commonly used drugs should be prepared for family dressing change. It is also necessary to master the correct method of dressing change.

Family dressing change can not only promote wound healing, but also reduce the hard work of patients going to and from the hospital and save resources. It is of great significance to prepare the necessary medicine for dressing change at home and carry out the correct dressing change.

1. Necessary equipment for dressing change includes: sterilized tweezers, sterilized small bowls (at least 2), sterilized absorbent cotton and gauze.

2. Necessary items for dressing change are: physiological saline cotton ball, iodophor cotton ball, sterile gauze and adhesive tape.

3. The correct dressing change steps are as follows: ① Cleaning and treating the wound. When cleaning the wound, the wound should be disinfected around; Contaminated wounds should be disinfected from the periphery to the wound. It is necessary to gently wipe the wound and surrounding skin with an iodophor cotton ball to clean the dirt. Do not wipe hard at this time, but the action should be gentle. The used iodophor cotton ball should be discarded and cannot be reused. ② The wound can be covered with sterile gauze and then fixed with gauze.

When dressing change, it is necessary to ensure the cleanliness of the dressing change environment, which should be carried out in a clean room. When changing dressing, you need to clean and disinfect your opponent, and when changing dressing, you need to roll your clothes sleeves above your elbows. The principle of aseptic operation should be strictly observed when changing dressing.