Re: Re: Re: Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Pat's already done it for me, but nope, hydrogen peroxide's not the greatest
thing for cleaning a wound because it *is* toxic to cells.  You just want to
try to remove debris and bacteria from a wound and leave the cells as intact
as possible.  So what they're teaching at the vet school is to put diluted
betadine into a squirt bottle or a 60 cc syringe and blast the wound with a
little pressure.  It'll knock off the bacteria and crud without destroying
viable tissue.

Susan G

----- Original Message -----
From: <Onefarmgirl@aol.com>
To: <provincmk@fanninelectric.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 8:49 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment


> In a message dated 10/20/01 6:37:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> provincmk@fanninelectric.com writes:
>
> << Susan--if hydrogen peroxide is toxic to cells---does that mean we
should
> not
>  use it for cleaning out wounds?
>   >>
>
> Well, of course I'm not Susan  :-0  and don't have the expertise to answer
> this question for equines.  However, for human use, hydrogen peroxide is
not
> a good choce for wounds, for the very reasons mentioned.   It's
destructive
> on a cellular level, and naturally that is a problem for the new sheets of
> cells at wound edges.  One can make an argument for using it in the
initial
> cleaning of a wound - it does have antiseptic properties, and the foaming
may
> serve as a mechanical means of dislodging dirt, though it would be better
to
> just wash the wound fairly vigorously.   But once the intial cleaning is
done
> H202 is not the best choice.
>
> While I'm on my soapbox, let me second the previous opinion about diluting
> Betadine.   It's a great antiseptic, but should be diluted about 1:10 -
the
> color of tea is just fine.  It also has been shown to cause lysis of cells
> when used undiluted.
>
> pat farmer
>
>
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