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Wound Care Management
The Ultimate 101 Guide to Wound Care Management

The Ultimate 101 Guide to Wound Care Management Wounds are a part of life—whether from minor cuts, burns, surgical procedures, or chronic conditions like diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores. The right wound care dressing plays a crucial role in healing, infection prevention, and pain management. While traditional wound dressing bandages offer basic protection, advancements…

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Hemostatic Dressing
The Role of Hemostatic Dressing in Emergency and Military Medicine

The Role of Hemostatic Dressing in Emergency and Military Medicine Introduction In medical emergencies, especially those involving severe bleeding, time is the most crucial factor in saving lives. Uncontrolled hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths, particularly in trauma cases, battlefield injuries, and emergency surgeries. This is where Chitosan hemostatic dressings, such…

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Chitosan Hemostatic Dressing
Chitosan Hemostatic Dressing: The Future of Bleeding Control

Chitosan Hemostatic Dressing: The Future of Bleeding Control Bleeding injuries can turn life-threatening within minutes, making rapid bleeding control a critical aspect of emergency care. Whether it’s a deep wound from an accident, a surgical procedure, or battlefield trauma, stopping the bleed quickly can mean the difference between survival and severe complications. This is where…

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How to Prevent Infection in Open Wounds

How to Prevent Infection in Open Wounds A wound is the aftermath to an injury to a tissue or membrane in the body, and open wounds involve a breakage in the skin. These can be caused by any kind of accidental incident or diabetic foot ulcers, bed sores, venous leg ulcers etc.  Wound infection An…

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Modern Wound Care Technologies

Modern Wound Care Technologies Any kind of injury that damages the skin or adjoining body tissues is known as a wound. These can either be open – wherein the skin is broken, and the underlying tissue is exposed, or closed – wherein there is a damage to the underlying tissue, but the skin is intact.…

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Haemostat
Understanding the mechanisms: How do hemostats stop bleeding?

Understanding the mechanisms: How do Haemostat stop bleeding? Arterial or venous bleeding occurs when we experience an injury on the surface of a body organ. Cuts, abrasions, lacerations, and punctures can also lead to bleeding. When this happens, the body naturally begins a process called hemostasis to begin clotting and stop the bleeding. Haemostat is…

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Role Of Chitosan Wound Dressing In Post-traumatic Leg Ulcer

ROLE OF CHITOSAN WOUND DRESSING IN POST-TRAUMATIC LEG ULCER Open lesions between the knee and ankle joint (the gaiter area) are known as venous leg ulcers/ traumatic leg ulcers (VLUs), (TLUs) (Fig 1)¹. They frequently happen on the medial and lateral faces when there is venous insufficiency of the leg. They are also known as…

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Maxiocel-FEMORAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

Maxiocel-FEMORAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS The main objective in addressing femoral (or iliofemoral) vein thrombosis is the prevention of blood clot formation. To achieve this, anticoagulation therapy is commonly employed to thin the blood and thwart clot development. In the realm of DVT treatment, newer medications such as edoxaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban have received approval…

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