Clean Your Wound Correctly

Open wounds are a portal of infection. The longer a wound stays open, the worse the resulting scar will be.

Cleaning a wound is the first step in caring for a wound. Appropriate cleaning is a critical, often overlooked step. In many instances, people use cytoxic cleansers that can cause more harm than good and slow the entire process.

Looking at the drugstore shelves may confuse you about what you should be using.

During this course, you can prepare to learn why we clean wounds a certain way, which solutions are best to use and what to avoid. Learn the cleaning method and see video examples of how to do it. Learners will identify early signs of infection to prevent further issues that may slow down or prevent you from healing.

The information presented can be used for scaps, surgical sites, pressure injuries and lower leg wounds.

Of course you should be following your Doctor's Recommendations but you may have been given limited information with an assumption that you know how to do it properly.

This course was initially designed for use by Physical Therapists for continuing education hours; however, anyone can care for a wound on themselves and others.

Basic wound care knowledge taught by a Certified Wound Specialist

For personalized recommendations, consider looking at Better Wounds online for video consultations.