CLEANING SUTURED WOUND AT HOME

Cleaning Sutured wound at home must instruct parents , other members of the family or caregivers to:

• Give pain reliever 30 minutes before start to clean the wound
• clean and dry flat surface or table for the sterile equipment
  
• Wash hands thoroughly before handling equipment for wound care
• keep pets out of the area where setting up for and performing sterile procedures
• keep all supplies needed ready before starting the procedure
• handle all sterile supplies from the outside of the wrapper or the edges
• do not touch the parts of the supplies that touches the wound
  
• report to the attending physician for any increasing drainage from the wound, pain, redness, swelling, bleeding or gaping of the wound edges
• clean with antiseptic solution starting from the wound to outside part of the wound
• cover with sterile gauze if needed
  
• proper disposal of wound cleaning materials