wound irrigation

Wound irrigation is a process of washing out a wound or hollow organ with a continuous flow of water or medicated solution. Irrigation normally is done for the deep wound cases. The procedure to irrigate the wound include put a sterile kidney dish, fill a syringe with solution and irrigate the wound with low pressure.

First, put a sterile kidney dish on a linen protector under the part that want to irrigate. We must use sterile kidney dish because to prevent microorganisms infected the wound. Beside that, we put under the wound area to flow the irrigation water into the kidney dish. So, the patient and the bed do not wet with the solution.

Second step is fill a syringe with normal saline to irrigate the wound. We use syringe to irrigate because it can give spout to remove dirty wound. We also make sure the distance between muzzle of syringe and the wound is about 2.5 centimeter. It is to avoid contamination and an infection spread around the wound area.

Lastly, irrigate or flush the wound with low pressure and continuously. We can not give high pressure because the wound will become bigger. The spout of water can clean an inner portion of the wound. Repeat this step until the solution that flow into the kidney dish is clear.

In my conclusion, we must irrigate the wound at least once a day to help the healing process become faster. So, the patient will comfortable when the wound is heal.