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What is the best way to get gauze that is fused to an open wound off? i've already tried soaking it in water.
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Warm salt water: Warm salt solution should dissolve the fibrin clot and allow for gauze removal.
Answered 1/20/2019
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Traction: With time the water will loosen things enough that you can pull the gauze off. Then clean the wound and cover it with a different product that doesn't stick to the wound bed.
Answered 1/3/2019
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