WES SILER: If there's any skill that I think I have the most experience with, it is first aid. And that's because I'm incredibly accident prone. Big injuries, small injuries, you name it, I've done it ...

A new study undercuts clinical guidelines that call for the use of expensive sterile gloves to prevent infections during wound care. An analysis of four previous trials found no significant difference ...

This article, the second in a two-part series on asepsis, provides a step-by-step guide to using an aseptic technique to change a simple wound dressing, applying the principles of asepsis discussed in ...

In addition to all the health challenges that come with being diabetic, treating simple wounds can be far more difficult than what most people experience. In order to viligant with this type of ...

Across our lifespan, we experience wounds. Young active children get scrapes and cuts from everyday play, and adults encounter surgical wounds, infections and skin issues from chronic illness such as ...

At Columbus Community Hospital’s Wound, Ostomy and Continence (W.O.C.) Health Center, we care for both acute and chronic wounds. A wound is a disruption of the normal structure and function of the ...

How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

Tunnels underneath the skin’s surface mean yourwound isn’t healing well. Tissue is being damaged, and without the right care, even more serious complications can occur. An open wound is an unsettling ...