A wound is a break in the skin. Cuts, scrapes, and scratches are all wounds. You could wound yourself when cooking, cleaning, or gardening. Your child could wound themselves during a bad fall at home or while playing. A wound can happen at any time, night or day, and it pays to know how to…
An urgent care center is a medical facility you go to if you need emergency care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. If you’ve never been to one, know that an urgent care center is actually like a walk-in clinic. They can treat conditions such as scrapes, cuts, sprains, strains, fractures, cough, colds, the flu, and…
Especially as we get older, the body’s natural functions become a bit less efficient. That includes the skin’s ability to heal even a small wound. That is why proper wound care can make the difference between whether a wound heals or becomes infected. Not all wounds can be treated at home. You may be wondering…
The importance of wound care is always stressed by health professionals. How a wound is cared for impacts its healing and recovery. The side effects of improper wound care can be very serious and life-threatening. If you have an open wound, make sure to give it what it needs to regenerate new tissue. Washing hands,…
