Can I use a fan on the wound?

You can use a fan when there is a wound, especially when swelling and pain occur. Blowing the fan appropriately can help relieve pain and swelling. When the weather is hot, it is easy to sweat. If the sweat contaminates the wound, it will induce infection. Therefore, maintaining a dry and cool indoor environment is conducive to wound recovery. Of course, you should also avoid continuous blowing of the fan to avoid colds.

There are five steps to treating wounds

1. Thorough debridement

When we accidentally fall and break our skin in life, many people will think that it is just a small wound, which is nothing. However, after a long time, you will find that it has not healed. This is because the wound is repeatedly infected without treatment, which leads to slow healing. Therefore, you must clean the wound thoroughly!

2. Proper disinfection

Wounds should be disinfected quickly. For primary suture incisions, you can use an alcohol cotton ball to scrub the wound from the center to the outside 2 to 3 times; for wounds with wound surfaces, after washing with disinfectant, you can rinse off the disinfectant with saline. If the local infection has been controlled, try to avoid using disinfectants to clean the wound surface.

During the wound healing process, attention should be paid to regular disinfection to keep the wound clean and avoid contamination by pollutants such as water and food. For clean, non-infected wounds, the dressing only needs to be changed every 3 to 5 days. If the wound is infected, while controlling the infection, avoid using disinfectants multiple times to clean the wound surface.

Here, I would like to remind all my friends that when we buy and choose disinfectants, we must choose according to the different degrees of trauma. For wounds with wound surfaces, we can choose low-concentration iodine or saline, and for wounds that need to be sutured or have been sutured, we need to use alcohol to change the dressing.

3. Appropriate bandage

Don't tie the wound too tightly, keep the wound moist and allow it to fully contact with oxygen, especially during the wound proliferation period. Keeping the wound moist can increase the regeneration energy and migration speed of cortical cells and promote healing. Studies have found that moist wounds heal 1.5 times faster than dry wounds.

4. Don’t abuse antibiotics

During the healing process of the incision, local itching may occur. This is because the new granulation tissue stimulates the peripheral nerves of the wound. Do not scratch or abuse hormonal drugs to relieve itching, so as not to affect wound healing. However, when local infection occurs and is accompanied by systemic symptoms, oral or intravenous antibiotics should be taken under the guidance of a doctor according to the patient's actual situation.

5. Dietary considerations during wound recovery

Avoid eating irritating foods, such as hot peppers, fried foods, and foods with heavy pigments, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C.