Some home remedies persist as healing enhancers, although they have rather disadvantages, are ineffective or even achieve the opposite: Alcohol on an open wound burns strongly. Therefore, especially small children should not be treated with alcohol-based disinfectants: The experience remains unforgotten and next time you will have great difficulty persuading the little ones to keep … What is Better Not to do with Wounds?
Definition Peroxides are organic or inorganic compounds with the general chemical structure R1-O-O-R2. The simplest and best known representative is hydrogen peroxide (H2O2): H-O-O-H. Peroxides can also form the peroxide anion O22−, for example, lithium peroxide: Li2O2. Nomenclature The trivial names of peroxides are often formed with the suffix -peroxide or the prefix Per-. Representative … Peroxides
Symptoms Sunburn manifests itself as an extensive reddening of the skin (erythema), as a 1st degree burn with pain, burning, itching, tightening of the skin and, in severe cases, additionally with skin blisters (transition to a 2nd degree burn). It develops continuously over several hours and reaches a maximum after 12 to 24 hours. The … Sunburn Causes and Remedies
Symptoms Oral thrush is an infection of the mouth and throat with Candida fungi. Different manifestations are distinguished. The actual oral thrush is usually called acute pseudomembranous candidiasis. The leading symptom is the white to yellowish, small-spotted, partially intermingled coating of the mucous membranes in the mouth and throat area. It consists of epithelial cells, … Oral Thrush
Everyone is afraid of accidents and injuries. And everyone is also afraid of having to help – and not being able to. Projections from a 2002 survey found that 35 million are apprehensive about giving first aid; 25 million would wait for someone else to help. This attitude can cost some people their lives. Helping … First Aid: Every Minute Counts
Products Silver sulfadiazine is commercially available as creams and gauzes (Flammazine, Ialugen Plus with hyaluronic acid to promote wound healing). It has been approved in many countries since 1974. Structure and properties Sulfadiazine (C10H10N4O2S, Mr = 250.3 g/mol) exists as in the form of crystals or as a crystalline powder with white, yellowish or light … Silver Sulfadiazine
Products Water is commercially available in different qualities. Water for pharmaceutical purposes is available in pharmacies, for example, the purified water (see there). It is produced in pharmacies or ordered from specialized suppliers. Structure Pure water (H2O, Mr = 18.015 g/mol) exists as a clear, colorless liquid without odor or taste. It is an inorganic … Water
Products Hyaluronic acid is commercially available in the form of creams, nasal creams, nasal sprays, cosmetics, lozenges, eye drops or gels, and injectables, among others. The injectables are also combined with local anesthetics such as lidocaine to prevent pain. Hyaluronic acid was first isolated from bovine eyes in the 1930s. Structure and properties Hyaluronic acid … Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan)
Symptoms Milia (from Latin , millet) are small, whitish-yellow, asymptomatic papules 1-3 mm in size. The single or numerous skin lesions often occur on the face, eyelids, and around the eyes, but can occur all over the body. Milia are very common in newborns (up to 50%) and can develop at any age. Causes They … Milia
Products Preparations from the leaves and bark of witch hazel are commercially available in the form of ointments, creams, as suppositories, as witch hazel water, and in body care products, among others. The medicinal drug is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods. Stem plant Virgin witch hazel L., of the witch hazel family … Witch Hazel
Principles In modern wound care, suitable wound dressings are used to create a moist wound environment, which is intended to optimize the healing process. Drying of the wound and scab formation are avoided as much as possible, as this delays healing. Infections should be avoided as much as possible by applying appropriate hygiene measures. General … Wound Care
Types Bite wounds Skin blisters Bruises Lacerations Lacerations Abrasions Gunshot wounds Stab wounds Radiation wounds Burns Burns Combinations, for example laceration bruise. Wounds can be open or closed. Symptoms Pain, burning, stinging Tissue injury Loss of function of the affected organ Course Wound healing proceeds in three characteristic phases: 1. Cleansing phase (exudative phase): Due … Wounds
