Treatment for Wound Infections

[Jonas]

[Grumpy Grandpa]

Hi Jonas, thanks for that, it's certain to be useful. One questions though...

Without a doctor to prescribe strengths, how would one gauge what strength was necessary? Would it be based on an estimate of the severity of the infection?

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Would one of the lower strength solutions be suitable for application to a pre-infection wound to prevent infection setting in, such as a wound that had just occurred and was being initially treated?

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Okay - two questions...

[Kenneth Eames]

Jonas, Many thanks for this. Very useful information. I am pleased that you are contributing such valuable information. Kenneth Eames.

[Jonas]

Hi Jonas, thanks for that, it's certain to be useful. One questions though...

Without a doctor to prescribe strengths, how would one gauge what strength was necessary? Would it be based on an estimate of the severity of the infection?

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GG, this is why medicine is an art, not a science. I'd probably start with 1/2 strength and if the improvement wasn't what I expected in 24 hours, switch to the full strength.

Would one of the lower strength solutions be suitable for application to a pre-infection wound to prevent infection setting in, such as a wound that had just occurred and was being initially treated?

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Okay - two questions...

I would initially say that flushing the wound with hydrogen peroxide would be the initial treatment for a wound, then bacitracin and a light bandage. If the wound was incurred in a really contaminated setting - sewer and such, then pre-treatment might be the way to go. Remember, once the SHTF, we probably won't be able to pick up the phone and call a doctor.

[Grumpy Grandpa]

Remember, once the SHTF, we probably won't be able to pick up the phone and call a doctor.

Thank you once again Jonas, helpful as ever! (It was awareness of the above that caused me to ask... )

[MaryN]

Interesting information, Jonas. We already use bicarbonate of soda for cleaning things here, and it's great as an addition to bathwater if you have skin problems.

I've just got over a nasty v-shaped cut on my leg (entirely my own fault - clumsy bat!) by plastering local honey on a dry dressing and bandaging it to the wound. Worked a treat. It doesn't sting like the dickens the way peroxide does either.