Top Tips for Best Wound Cleansing Practices
June 30, 2017
Are your wound cleansing practices up-to-date? Find out with these top tips for cleaning wounds properly and choosing the right cleansers.
Wound Detective Series: When Wounds Won’t Heal
August 12, 2016
Here’s how wound care detectives can solve the mystery of chronic wounds that fail to heal. Ready for some serious detective work? In this case, our focus is on those chronic wounds that just won’t heal, including epibole (which happens in full thickness wounds). And as we know, this rolled wound edge inhibits healing. But […]
Warm Wound Healing? It’s All About Foam Dressings
February 4, 2016
Keeping a wound warm is an important part of wound care treatment, and foam dressing does the trick because it effectively maintains optimum temperatures and promotes healing. For wound care clinicians – and anyone else who ever treats wounds – it’s important to know that moist wounds heal faster. However, moisture on any surface (including wounds) […]
The Battle of Wound Healing: Dry vs. Moist
October 8, 2015
The truth about moist wound healing, related cost savings, and the risks of keeping wounds dry. When you were a kid, you probably had your share of cuts, scrapes and other childhood wounds that required a good old-fashioned bandage. And somewhere along the way you were most likely told to “… take the bandage off […]
Friction vs. Shearing in Wound Care: How Do You Tell the Difference?
August 20, 2015
It’s a common question among wound care providers: what exactly is the difference between friction and shearing? We've got some answers.