Question 1

how to change open wound dressings?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Your wound care depends on the wound, the location, the size. Be more specific. Best to ask you doctor.

Question 2

how worrying is expired neosporin on an open wound?

Accepted Answer

Better Ideas: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing  so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day  and protected from trauma.  Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

Question 3

is eczema considered an open wound?

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Yes: When in the midst of a flare-up eczematous skin can certainly be considered an open wound.

Question 4

can i put hydrogen peroxide on an open wound?

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It will: It will only help if the wound is crusty.

Question 5

would painkiller calm down pain of an open wound?

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Yes: Ask your doctor to assess if you are a candidate for a pain medication.

Question 6

is it a good idea to use epsom salts on open wound?

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Bad Idea: The real question is what slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, epsom salts, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing  so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day  and protected from trauma.  Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

Question 7

is it true that a pimple is considered an open wound?

Accepted Answer

Not really: A pimple is a swelling and sometimes infection of a skin gland.  It is surrounded in the skin by a barrier layer of cells which prevents any spread of the contents except to the outside of the skin.  A pimple would have to be traumatized to allow the spread of infection within the pimple.  So it is not an open wound.

Question 8

is it possible to get hiv from an open wound contact?

Accepted Answer

With difficulty: The wound would have to be actively bleeding and you would need a break in the skin in order for the virus to penetrate. There also needs to be enough viral concentration to infect. Overall chances are low. However if this is a real situation it's important to get tested and start prophylactic treatment as soon as possible.

Question 9

will pain killers help with the pain of an open wound?

Accepted Answer

Yes: They should help.

Question 10

how might you heal a open wound on the back of your leg?

Accepted Answer

What's the cause?: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing  so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other and protected from trauma.  Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

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