Antiseptic Cotton buds
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Afraid not, but i can see how they would be useful.
Poking a cut ,graze or burn, getting the crud out. Wouldnt stick one in my ear, though Rach would, several times a day if the amount of standard cotton buds she throws in the bin is anything to go by!
They weigh nothing, seem sealed individually according to the pic. You lose nothing and potentially gain a lot by including them.
Poking a cut ,graze or burn, getting the crud out. Wouldnt stick one in my ear, though Rach would, several times a day if the amount of standard cotton buds she throws in the bin is anything to go by!
They weigh nothing, seem sealed individually according to the pic. You lose nothing and potentially gain a lot by including them.
Alcohol definitely not, but Betadyne certainly prevented a few wounds and scratches getting badly infected in Thailand. I know it’s not supposed to be applied to flesh, but it works really well. I’d rather have a bottle of that than those plastic straws, that’s a bad single use job.
Iodine dressings are standard application for skin ulcers too, though I’d go honey any day for efficacy.
Given that iodine is used to treat open wounds, Both in hospitals and at the vets, and alcohol is/was used to sterilise things, i'm afraid i must disagree.
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Yes, have these, quite handy both for me and dog.
Also have full strength 500ml iodine as well in house kit.
Also have full strength 500ml iodine as well in house kit.
Bless you for being naive enough to think thats all just from her own ears.
Nasty habit she has there. DNA probing anyone that stands still long enough..
Yes. But not open wounds. It's used to sterilise intact skin before injection or surgery.
Both alcohol & iodine sterlise by drying, and it's better to keep an open wound moist.
I had an open leg wound treated with an iodine swab about 18 years ago (good lord, this has made me feel old as I was about to say ‘a few years ago’), they had to poke a long swab into a spicy hole in my leg and down the front of my shin.
Is it just a new thing? Or would it be different due to being done at a military field hospital?
I have a a dozen tubes of an ointment containing iodine that was for application to a deep cut in my leg.
I have no idea whether the other ingredients mitigate any negative effect.
“Some years ago” I was prescribed half a dozen tubes and received half a dozen boxes of 12 each. The pharmacy would not accept them back once issued so I gave them to the nurses clinic when I attended to have the cut checked. (Along with a bulk quantity of lint dressings!)
I just kept one box.
Now years past their use-by date I still occasionally use the ointment. It certainly seems to work.
No need to lecture me about use by dates - my family keeps doing that already.
I have no idea whether the other ingredients mitigate any negative effect.
“Some years ago” I was prescribed half a dozen tubes and received half a dozen boxes of 12 each. The pharmacy would not accept them back once issued so I gave them to the nurses clinic when I attended to have the cut checked. (Along with a bulk quantity of lint dressings!)
I just kept one box.
Now years past their use-by date I still occasionally use the ointment. It certainly seems to work.
No need to lecture me about use by dates - my family keeps doing that already.
Think the debate is does iodine work better than just water or saline. The one disadvantage of iodine is some people are allergic.
All the wound wipes you can purchase in the UK are just saline. Boots, Savlon's etc.
And the piercing industry uses saline qtips for aftercare.
All the wound wipes you can purchase in the UK are just saline. Boots, Savlon's etc.
And the piercing industry uses saline qtips for aftercare.
We used to share an allotment with a guy who kept pigs. THe boar would often wound another pig with its tusks and the vet would give the guy some iodine spray. Told him to just spray in on the cut and it'll be fine.
After a google, it seems that yes, iodine is indeed used to treat/disinfect open wounds. Which also follows my own experiences. About 16 years ago I cut my thumb, near the base, back of the knuckle and severed the tendon. (while out practicing bushy stuff as it happens) I went to the hospital and i needed surgery, but i couldn't have it until the day after. So they cleaned the wound, sprayed it with iodine, bandaged it and sent me on my way until i could have the op.
I also have a spray for my dog, to treat wounds, which is also iodine based.
Iodine works fine, used on coral scrapes and all sorts. Seen it used on non-venomous snake bites too.
For some reason it seems to be restricted from sale in the UK except as tablets. A while back I wanted to get some for a Canadian trip, had to settle for surgical steriliser - the sort that they put on before opening you up. I think in future I'll buy it in country.
For some reason it seems to be restricted from sale in the UK except as tablets. A while back I wanted to get some for a Canadian trip, had to settle for surgical steriliser - the sort that they put on before opening you up. I think in future I'll buy it in country.
They sell it on Amazon. The blurb says for animal use, but it's iodine, same stuff as we use. The blurb is to avoid any restriction issues as you can buy it for animal use without problems
NHS recommendations for treating cuts & grazes explicitly says not to get antiseptic into a wound.
www.nhs.uk
"Clean the skin around the wound using soap and water or antiseptic – but try not to get antiseptic into the wound."
Cuts and grazes
Find out more about how to treat a cut or graze yourself and when you need to get medical help.
www.nhs.uk
"Clean the skin around the wound using soap and water or antiseptic – but try not to get antiseptic into the wound."
Yet they sprayed iodine into an open wound that needed surgery.NHS recommendations for treating cuts & grazes explicitly says not to get antiseptic into a wound.
Cuts and grazes
Find out more about how to treat a cut or graze yourself and when you need to get medical help.
"Clean the skin around the wound using soap and water or antiseptic – but try not to get antiseptic into the wound."
It says ‘try not to’. It can slow healing in some circumstances, but if you are seriously concerned about infection then slower healing is a good trade for sepsis and death. If the wound is small (the usual cuts and grazes), clean and can be easily irrigated with saline and no dirt or foreign bodies present in it, then fine, probably don’t need the iodine.
Just spoke to a paramedic friend and he points out that iodine is still the primary antiseptic agent used in surgeries, so can’t be that bad.
Just spoke to a paramedic friend and he points out that iodine is still the primary antiseptic agent used in surgeries, so can’t be that bad.
No one cares about historic wound care, or animal treatment.
Yes. Iodine is used to sterilize intact skin in preparation for surgery.
You're flogging a dead horse dude. If it worked then, it works now. No one is claiming its a long term fix. Only that it is an effective preventative for infection in the shorter term. No amount of google fu will suggest otherwise.
