Dear Sir and Madam, Hello:

After hospital wound management and health education, we are convinced that you have learned to self-care wounds. In order to allow you to perform wound self-care more correctly at home, we recommend that you prepare the following items:

• Physiological saline 500 c.c 1 ~ 2 cans
• Aseptic cotton swabs
• Aseptic gauze: 2 x 2 inches / 3 x 3 inches
• Breathable paper glue 1 roll
• artificial skin

Dressing precautions for scratched wounds

• The medicine should be changed according to the doctor's instructions. Wash hands before and after dressing change.
• If the old gauze is stuck to the wound, it can be removed by softening with physiological saline.
• If the wound has been treated, keep the wound clean and avoid getting wet or soaked.
• When changing the dressing every day, you should observe the infection or bleeding at the wound.
• The secretion of normal wounds is thin watery, and should be cleaned when changing dressings.
• It is recommended to use 0.9% saline to clean and disinfect the wound and apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
• Wound disinfection should be centered on the wound, using a cotton swab in a concentric manner, disinfected from the inside to the outside, not rubbing back and forth.
• If the following conditions occur, it may be a wound infection. Please return to the hospital immediately to seek medical attention:

1. Wounds, redness, heat and pain
2. foul odor or pus-like secretions
3. fever, chills

• The injured tissue is prone to swelling, which can be iced and raised to reduce swelling.
• Patients are advised to exercise properly, take a protein diet and avoid smoking and irritating diets to promote wound healing and prevent secondary injuries.

Precautions for artificial skin dressing

• Before using the artificial skin, the wound should be cleaned and dried with physiological saline to avoid applying the ointment.
• The artificial skin should cover more than 2.5 cm around the wound.
• After the artificial skin is torn open, try to avoid touching the inside of the sterile surface and pulling.
• The artificial skin absorbs the secretions and forms a soft white translucent colloid.
• Artificial skin replacement timing:

1. There is exudate outflow in the wound
2. Artificial skin peeling off
3. has been used for more than 7 days

Six Steps for Wound dressing changing

• Wash your hands before changing dressings
• Remove gauze to see the wound
• Clean and disinfect
• Apply ointment to prevent infection
• Gauze covers the wound and fits tightly
• Wash your hands after changing dressings

If you have any questions after leaving the hospital, please use the emergency 24-hour consultation service number:

• Medical consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15150 or 15151
• Drug consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15124
• Pediatric Medical Consultation Tel: (04) 22052121 ext. 15158