Help with injury. Occupational Safety and Health

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Occupational Safety and Health / Providing first aid to the injured

Any wound can easily become contaminated with microbes that are on the injuring object, the skin of the victim, as well as in dust, earth, on the hands of the caregiver and on dirty dressings.

Rendering first aid for injury, the following rules must be strictly observed:

it is impossible to wash the wound with water or even any medicinal substance, cover it with powder and lubricate with ointments, as this prevents the wound from healing, causes suppuration and contributes to the entry of dirt into it from the surface of the skin;
it is impossible to remove sand, earth, etc. from the wound, since it is impossible to remove everything that pollutes the wound in this way. It is necessary to carefully remove dirt from the skin around the wound, cleaning it from the edges of the wound outward so as not to contaminate the wound; the cleaned area of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe skin should be lubricated with iodine and bandaged;
do not remove blood clots, remnants of clothing, etc. from the wound, as this can cause severe bleeding;
do not wrap wounds with insulating tape or put cobwebs on them to avoid infection with tetanus.

To provide first aid in case of injury, it is necessary to open the dressing bag in the first-aid kit (bag) in accordance with the instructions printed on its wrapper. When applying a dressing, do not touch with your hands that part of it that should be applied directly to the wound.

If for some reason there was no dressing bag, then a clean handkerchief, clean cloth, etc. can be used for dressing. Do not apply cotton wool directly to the wound.

On the place of the tissue that is applied directly to the wound, you need to drip a few drops of iodine to get a spot larger than the wound, and then put the tissue on the wound.

The person assisting should wash their hands or smear their fingers with iodine. Touching the wound itself, even with washed hands, is not allowed.

If the wound is contaminated with earth, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor for the introduction of tetanus toxoid.

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