Skin abrasions are usually treated according to the size of the abrasion and whether it is infected or not, and the pain can be relieved by cleaning the wound and medication.
If the skin abrasion area is small and not infected by other pollutants, the local wound surface can be sterilized with iodine povidone, 3% hydrogen peroxide and saline, and then covered with sterile gauze, bandaged, and changed regularly to avoid infection and heal as soon as possible, which can relieve pain. Be careful to avoid the use of alcohol and other irritating disinfectants.
If the wound is more serious, contamination, need to disinfect the skin after thorough debridement, remove the contamination of foreign objects, for larger wounds can be suture treatment, reduce the wound bandage, regular dressing changes, can take ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and other pain medication to ease the pain, take amoxicillin, cefadroxil and other antibiotics to prevent and control infection.
Attention to skin abrasions should be timely to the hospital, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. Should also pay attention to the examination, early detection of internal foreign body retention, fractures and other injuries, tetanus antitoxin injection to prevent tetanus.