This 30-minute presentation features learning opportunities that will provide in-depth instruction and demonstration in wound care treatments. After this webinar, the learner will be able to:
Pressure injuries (PIs) can impair quality of life, and the goal of management is to create an optimal local wound healing environment. PIs can be difficult to manage and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Wound cleansing is a routine part of managing these wounds and can aid in the removal of exudate, debris, and contaminants.3 PIs located on the sacrum or ischium are at high risk of infection due to exposure to urine and feces; for these wounds, regular cleansing is extremely important … read more
Although various solutions have been recommended for cleansing wounds, normal saline is favoured as it is an isotonic solution and does not interfere with the normal healing process. Tap water is commonly used in the community for cleansing wounds because it is easily accessible, efficient and cost effective; however, there is an unresolved debate about its use. The objective of this review was to assess the effects of water compared with other solutions for wound cleansing … read more
and New Approvals
AMERICAN FORK, UT, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL) has received three new awards including: Total Health Magazine’s “Award of Excellence” and two Best of State awards for “Health and Wellness” and “Medical Manufacturing“. ABL is a health and wellness biotech company that continues to innovate products for the medical and health industries and has received a number of FDA clearances for wound dressing gel products, including antibacterial products for both wound dressing and wound cleansing.
ABL has now engineered the power of silver into antimicrobial moisturizing lotions and creams. Said Keith Moeller, CEO of American Biotech Labs, “Creating lotions and creams that are made with the antimicrobial advanced healing power of silver is a pretty daunting task, but being able to keep the moisturizers at greater than 99% organic, shows the true excellence of what we have created”.
Health Canada has already approved for sales and distribution these new antibacterial lotion and cream products and distribution is anticipated to begin in the Canadian markets within the next few months. In the US markets, ABL has begun distribution of these powerful lotion and cream cosmetic products under the Silver Biotics brand of products.
With so much focus on dressing choices, it’s easy to forget the importance of wound cleansing. Wound cleansing can help achieve the goals of wound bed preparation by removing microorganisms, biological and environmental debris to create an environment beneficial to healing as well as facilitating wound assessment by allowing clear visualization of the wound.