Cleaning the wound is an important part of the medical treatment of wounds of any degree of complexity.
As shown by a recent study, purified or boiled water from the tap is fit for drinking, is also suitable for washing wounds, for example, at the downed child’s knees in the event of a fall.
Scientists say that with enough clean water the chance of infection is minimal. This is reported by researchers of the Cochrane Review. At the same time, there is no experimental data that would confirm the increase in the degree of healing or reducing the likelihood of inclusion in the wound infection in the case, if you leave the damaged area of the skin without intervention, scientists say.
It is known that the cleaning of the wound is an important part of the medical treatment of wounds of any degree of complexity. However, for a long time there was debate about how exactly needs to undergo this procedure. The study showed that the use of special chemical antiseptic to promote faster healing of wounds.
Many also recommend the use of salt water for washing wounds, however, on the other hand, this approach will lead to the leaching of white blood cells, which fight infection.
Alternatively, saline solution, experts suggest using all available drinking water from the tap. Researchers from the Cochrane Centre were codified more than eleven independent analyses of the issue. The result of this summation was the conclusion that the purified water from the tap, or has passed the stage of boiling, will not increase the likelihood of infection inside the wound, experts say.
