Wound Care Tips and Tricks

Its become clear that there are many useful 'tips & tricks' out there when it comes to wound care. Read other peoples' tips & trips and please, share yours (including pictures or videos)!!! Maybe we'll even vote for the best tips and award prizes.

Send your tips by email. If you have pictures demonstrating the technique, send those too. Better yet, if you can take a video, we will work with you to post the video online.

Take a look at the categories below. Please send in a tip of your own. You can also suggest a new category...no problem !

Main Category	Tips & Tricks
Negative Pressure (i.e. VAC)	Dressing difficult body parts Avoiding leaks Getting to sleep Reducing pain at dressing changes
Protecting Intact Skin	How to protect skin from getting traumatized or macerated
Transparent films	How to remove properly
Pressure Ulcers	How to spot skin damage before a pressure ulcer appears?
Wound cleansing and irrigation	Better cleansing & irrigation
Reducing wound pain	Ways to reduce or eliminate wound pain
Applying compression stockings and wound elevation	Make it easier for patients and caregivers to apply / remove compression stockings
Suggest your own categories!!! email us