Band-AIDS are not everything! These four kinds of injuries can't be used, so beware of minor injuries turning into major disasters.

Who would have thought of sticking a band-aid and sticking a finger to amputate? Recently, a news in Wuhan about "3-year-old girl's finger necrosis caused by improper dressing" caused heated discussion among the public.

Huanhuan (a pseudonym), a 3-year-old, accidentally injured her left ring finger while playing alone at home. Because the wound has been bleeding, her family was rushed to the community hospital near her home. After the doctor performed debridement, suture and dressing, she told her family to be waterproof before removing stitches.

1 week later, grandma saw that Huanhuan's fingers showed signs of falling off, so she tied them with a rubber band, and for fear that the rubber band would fall off, she surrounded them with a band-aid on the outermost layer to reinforce them.

After that, I didn't care until Huanhuan's father went home on a business trip three days later. He sensed something was wrong and tore off the layers of bondage. He even found that Huanhuan's ring finger was obviously swollen and the end of the finger was black, which worried his family and quickly went to see a doctor.

Doctors can see the symptoms clearly when they see a doctor. This is due to improper dressing, leading to blood supply disorder, long-term finger ischemia, and finally ischemic necrosis.

Subsequently, medication was arranged, but the effect was not satisfactory. After communicating with family members, it is recommended to operate as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to be infected and may induce osteomyelitis. In the end, Huanhuan underwent a finger amputation, which is now recovering well and is expected to be discharged soon.

"A 4-year-old girl puts a band-aid? If you don't handle it properly, you have to amputate. "

"Sticking a band-aid actually led to the amputation of a 7-year-old girl!"

"Master Zhang of Hunan posted a band-aid and was infected with tetanus, which was once life-threatening." Similar tragedies are still being staged all over the country.

Band-AIDS are obviously very common things at ordinary times. Some people even carry it with them when they go out, and they can put stickers on cuts, falls and other flesh wounds. Why will it bring such serious consequences?

In fact, the root of this tragedy is not the band-aid, but the use. Improper use of band-aid will aggravate minor injuries.

Generally speaking, Band-Aids can be used for small and shallow wounds such as superficial skin wounds, with little bleeding and no need for suture, such as knife wounds and glass scratches, and have the functions of disinfection, sterilization, hemostasis and waterproofing.

But it also has some shortcomings, such as poor air permeability and water resistance, limited hemostatic effect and so on. Therefore, a band-aid is not a "universal band-aid", and not all wounds can be used with a band-aid. If used blindly, it may bring other serious problems.

A big, deep wound

Band-AIDS are useless for wounds with large and deep wounds. At this time, the most important thing is to go to the hospital in time for standardized debridement and suture. If necessary, tetanus shots or antibiotics are needed to prevent infection.

A small and deep wound

If the wound is small but deep, such as nails or sharp knives, it is not recommended to use a band-aid, because it is easy to leave foreign bodies to infect bacteria, and its impermeability is not conducive to the discharge of wound secretions and pus, and bacteria will multiply more wantonly, eventually inducing or aggravating infection.

It is recommended to clean and disinfect after pressing to stop bleeding, pay attention to keeping the wound exposed, and need tetanus shots.

Animal scratch

For example, if a cat or dog is scratched or bitten, it is useless to use a band-aid. The most correct way is to wash saliva and blood containing virus with clear water in time, and inject rabies vaccine in time if necessary.

scald

Burns cause wounds, and local skin often shows redness, ulceration, blistering and running water. Using a band-aid at this time will only promote infection. If the burn is not serious, you can use flowing cold water to cool down and apply medicine at the first time.

If the band-aid does not take off, it will not change;

If it is used for too long, it is not only airtight, but also may breed bacteria and cause infection. It is recommended to replace it every day.

Finger ring sticker:

This can easily lead to poor blood volume of fingers and toes due to too tight dressing, and even serious ischemic necrosis will occur. The correct way is to cut a hole at each end with scissors, cover it and cross-paste it.

Do not disinfect before pasting:

Some people think that the wound should not be wet, and they always stick it directly when using the band-aid. Actually, this is not right. If there is dirt on the wound, it is easy to be infected, so clean the wound before sticking it.

In order to avoid the health hazards caused by improper use of band-AIDS, these misunderstandings must be avoided! At the same time, there are three points to note:

1. Be sure to observe whether there is dirt residue on the wound before pasting. If so, clean and disinfect it before sticking the band-aid.

2. Don't stick it directly on the ring at this time, and don't wrap it too tightly to avoid infection of airtight wound.

3. Pay attention to protect the wound after pasting, and don't pinch the wound with your hands; If the wound is found to have fever, unbearable pain and increased swelling after 24 hours, it is recommended to seek medical advice in time.

In short, the rational use of band-aid will help solve some minor wounds, and there will be no major problems. Therefore, we must learn to master the correct methods in order to make the band-aid better used by us.

There are many kinds of band-AIDS, such as traditional band-aid, liquid band-aid and super band-aid. Which of these band-AIDS is the best? What is the difference?

Traditional band-aid

As we all know, this kind of tape is a kind of long tape, which can be opened and pasted, and has the functions of hemostasis and broad-spectrum sterilization. Not much to say here.

Liquid band-aid

A popular band-aid in recent years is obviously different from the traditional band-aid and is not directly applied. But by smearing or spraying, it is closely attached to the wound part of the skin to form a translucent protective film, so as to achieve the purpose of promoting wound healing, and has the characteristics of bacteria isolation, ventilation, waterproof, convenient use and the like.

However, there are also limitations, such as containing drugs or having pharmacological effects, which are managed according to drugs and cannot be used at will. Moreover, because of the few types of film-forming substances and poor performance, it has a strong smell and pungent tingling.

Super band-aid

In fact, this is a newly developed "biopolymer first-aid hemostatic new material", which looks similar to ordinary sponge, with a thickness of only a few millimeters, but has a strong absorption effect.

It is very suitable for the symptoms of massive bleeding and has the effect of stopping bleeding quickly. Widely used in the first aid of major disasters and accidents, it has the characteristics of convenient carrying, simple operation, rapid hemostasis, good safety, no inflammation and sensitization.

Summary: Band-aid is one of the essential items for many families, and it is also very particular about its use. Everyone must learn to use it correctly, otherwise using it incorrectly may lead to serious consequences. I hope the happy tragedy at the beginning of the article will never happen again!

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