Early management of local contusions

Depending on the degree of damage in the early stages of the patient’s local contusion, different treatment methods are often available. First, if the degree of local contusion of the patient is mild, only accompanied by mild edema and pain of local tissues, there is no active bleeding. At this time, vital iodine cotton balls can be used for local disinfection 2-3 times, and Ruyi Jinhuang cream can be applied topically to improve local blood circulation and avoid progressive aggravation of tissue swelling. Patients can take swelling and pain pills and other drugs orally to improve the local swelling and pain symptoms. Second, if the patient has a wide range of local contusions, the degree of injury is more serious, accompanied by active bleeding. Need to give hydrogen peroxide, vital iodine, saline alternately flush the wound as soon as possible. Yunnan Baiyao powder local pressure to stop bleeding, hemostasis effect is poor, can be considered to perform stitches to stop bleeding treatment. Within 24 hours of the patient’s injury, tetanus antitoxin should be injected to prevent tetanus infection and to enhance the treatment of wound dressing changes, thus promoting faster wound healing.