Still, whether you slice your finger chopping vegetables or end up with a paper cut when you’re opening the mail, it’s best to attend to even surface wounds as quickly as possible. The right treatment ...

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“If the bleeding is controlled, then you should proceed to wash the wound with water and soap, or any antiseptic available,” he says. If you have saline on hand, use that to wash and irrigate ...

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Hypertonic saline refers to any saline solution with a concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl) higher than physiologic (0.9%). Commonly used preparations include 2%, 3%, 5%, 7%, and 23% NaCl.

The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions, pH, is another important consideration when evaluating a medication's risk of infiltration or extravasation. A normal pH of blood is between ...