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- After the wound is sutured, please keep the wound dry and avoid soaking. You can cover the gauze with plastic wrap and tape when showering.
- If the gauze on the wound gets wet accidentally, please remove the gauze as soon as possible, wipe the wound with a sterile cotton stick moistened with physiological saline, and then cover it with sterilized gauze. If you cannot change the dressing by yourself, please visit a clinic to change the dressing.
- If the wound is large or complicated, please follow the doctor's instructions and return to the hospital for dressing changing on time.
- Pay close attention to whether there is rebreeding of the wound. If the wound is located on a joint, keep the joint straight and avoid stretching the sutures during the movement, which may cause the wound to split and re-bleed.
- The tissue will continue to swell in the next 8 to 12 hours after the injury. Please raise the injured area to reduce the swelling.
- Please follow the doctor's instructions to take the medicine and avoid wound infection.
- Do not apply any ointment without the permission of the doctor to avoid inflammation.
- Avoid eating irritating foods, such as tobacco, alcohol, and peppers. Eat more foods high in protein and vitamins.
- Avoid sun and sweat.
- Avoid strenuous exercise on the affected area to prevent the wound from opening.
- Wound infection can develop from 3 to 4 days. If you have the following conditions, please return to the hospital for further examination and treatment: fever, chills, redness, swelling, heat pain, and pus oozing from the wound.
- How to change dressings for simple wounds at home:
- Change dressing 2 times a day
- Dip a cotton swab with normal saline to remove blood stains and secretions.
- Coat open wound with antibiotic ointment. Avoid using betadine to prevent pigmentation.
- Generally, the wound on the face is healed in 5 days, upper limbs and trunk take about 10 days, and foot about 14 days. Please return to an emergency trauma department for evaluation of suture removal.
- If you have any questions after leaving the hospital, please use the emergency 24-hour consultation service phone：
- Medical consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15150 or 15151
- Drug consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15124
- Pediatric medical consultation telephone: (04) 22052121 ext. 15158
Emergency-precautious after traumatic suture 急診—外傷縫合後注意事項
2024/12/4
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電話：(04) 22052121 分機 15150
HE-70003-E
電話：(04) 22052121 分機 15150
HE-70003-E
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