can i put hydrogen peroxide on an open wound?

Question

How does hydrogen peroxide heal cuts and wounds?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Don't: Peroxide disrupts healing tissue the only reason to use it would be to clean dirt and debris once from a very dirty wound but flushing with saline would be greatly preferable.

Answer 3

Not advised: Hydrogen peroxide impairs wound healing, use a commercial wound irrigation solution, which any drug store can help you with. Just saline (salt water) is acceptable.

Answer 4

All of them: A good sound nutrition and balance minerals will help wound healing.

Answer 5

Nutrition: You should have a good source of protein intake to help promote wound healing. Also vitamin c and d along with magnesium help.

Answer 6

Yes: Vitamin a is required for skin and bone formation, cellular and immune function. Vitamin c is necessary for collagen formation, proper immune function, and as a tissue antioxidant. Vitamin e is the major lipid-soluble antioxidant in the skin; however, the effect of vitamin E on surgical wounds is inconclusive.

Answer 7

Also zinc...: Zinc has also been shown to help with wound healing - especially in older populations whose intake of the mineral is inadequate.

Answer 8

Vitamins and wounds : There is no proof that vitamin supplements help heal wounds. Eating a balanced diet with healthy choices is the best way to get your nutrients.

Answer 9

Usually not: Usually bullet wounds are dirty. We usually leave them open to heal by secondary intention (from the inside out.).

Answer 10

Yes: If the wound requires stitching, and can be closed, then can be done by er doc or surgeon. Will probably also get tetanus booster and antibiotics. If wound needs more exploration, the appropriate surgeon will do so. I hope you are not sitting at home with a gunshot wound. If so, go to er already!

Answer 11

Yes: Modern wound care now allows the area to be debrided and the area closed with stitches. I generally place a wick of restore silver into the cavity and close the skin over this and remove the silver wick in several days.

Answer 12

Risky business: Bullets carry s lot of energy. When striking tissues, energy damages surrounding tissues and carries bacteria, clothing fragments, etc into the tissues. Only time reveals the extent of damage done. Debridement is a bad idea as you may take too little or too much tissue. Leaving any behind and closing over it is a big no no. It needs to be dressed and observed closely until good and bad separate.

Answer 13

Yes, but don't : Most GSWs are penetrating injuries leaving a deep tunnel. Any bacteria, dead tissue etc at the base of this tunnel will be flushed out by your body's immune system. if you sew it closed. You trap all that garbage inside. Obviously there are exceptions. Like when they have to open your abdomen to fix what is inside ... then you can have all of the stitches you want.

Answer 14

Blood and Wounds: Blood is filled with goodies that help people heal. Platelets help a wound form a scab and provide that first barrier to prevent open exposure to the environment. Growth factors in the platelets help with the healing process also. Clotting factors in the blood help the blood clot also. Then white blood cells help with fighting infection. The red blood cells continue to supply oxygen to the tissues.

Answer 15

Growth factors: Yeppers! all the stuff in blood during the inflammatory phase of wound healing is there to get the process started!

Answer 16

Histamine release: Whenever tissue is subject to trauma, the body initiates an inflammatory response as part of the healing process. Several different types of cells are released into the bloodstream and make their way to the wound where healing is initiated. Among these are mast cells which release histamine. It is the histamine which causes the wound to itch.

Answer 17

Itching in the wound: Complicated but scientists believe that the itching is due to histamine in the healing tissue which causes the itching.

Answer 18

Normal process: Blood cells such (white blood cells, platelets) and other tissue cells release chemical factors called cytokines that initiate healing. This results in a response with some features in common with an allergic reaction. Itching is a normal part of this response and is actually a good sign that the wound is healing properly.

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