What should I do if my child's leg is broken?

In daily life, it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and bruises. If the wounds are not handled properly, they will leave deep scars, and may even cause infection or secondary injury. Therefore, you must be careful when treating the wounds. First of all, it is not good to repeatedly use disinfectant, because iodine, alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide may destroy the growth of new granulation tissue. Therefore, if the child's leg is broken, you must go to the hospital and choose the appropriate medication and treatment method after the doctor's diagnosis and introduction. There are also many things to pay attention to when bandaging.

Misunderstanding 1: Not bandaging

The wound is dry and easily attached to hard scabs, new epidermal cells are difficult to move, and the wound healing time is prolonged.

Mistake 2: Bandaging too tightly

Bandaging too tightly can cause poor local blood circulation, reduce the wound's exposure to oxygen, and prolong the wound healing time.

Myth 3: Changing dressings multiple times

Frequent dressing changes will increase the chance of wound infection, damage newly grown tissue, and aggravate scar formation.

Myth 4: Repeated use of disinfectant

Such as iodine, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, etc., may destroy fresh granulation tissue, reduce the activity of white blood cells and affect wound healing.

Myth 5: Cleaning the yellow film

The yellow film is fresh granulation tissue, which helps wound healing. Removing it will affect wound healing.

Myth 6: Using hemostatic drugs when bleeding

When wound debridement, if hemostatic powder is used, the residual hemostatic powder needs to be removed. First, it may have different degrees of impact on diagnosis and debridement, and will also increase the patient's pain.

Wounds are easy to treat

In addition to avoiding the above 6 misunderstandings when treating wounds, you must also remember these 5 suggestions!

Complete debridement:

Remove foreign matter from the wound surface to avoid residual foreign matter on the wound surface which may lead to repeated infection of the wound, prolonged healing or even non-healing.

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, pay attention to regular disinfection, 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. For infected wounds, while controlling the infection, avoid using disinfectants to clean the wound surface multiple times.

Kind tips

When choosing disinfectant, wounds can be repeatedly rinsed with low-concentration iodine or saline. For primary sutured wounds, alcohol dressing can be used.

Moderate 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 promote healing; studies have found that moist wounds heal 1.5 times faster than dry wounds.