Can disinfectant alcohol be used to wipe wounds?

Skin injuries are inevitable in life. After a skin wound is scraped, many people's first reaction is how to disinfect it, because only after disinfection can the wound not be inflamed. After the wound is inflamed, it will not only be infected with tetanus, but also the injured area will become larger and larger. Many people will choose hydrogen peroxide or iodine to disinfect the wound, so can disinfectant alcohol be used to wipe the wound?

Whether the wound can be disinfected with alcohol depends on the location, depth and size of the wound. If the wound is very shallow, not on the mucous membrane, or on the outside of the suture, you can consider using alcohol for disinfection.

However, if the wound is located on the mucous membrane and is deep, alcohol disinfection is not suitable because alcohol is too irritating and can easily cause pain to the patient, especially for children who have low tolerance and may cry.

Due to its strong irritation, alcohol is not suitable for large wounds, deep wounds, or mucous membranes. This will not only cause stinging pain to the patient, but also pose a risk of upper wind infection.

If the wound is not seriously contaminated, you can rinse the wound with saline to clean the impurities in the wound, and then scrub the area around the wound with alcohol;

If the wound is severely contaminated or even deep, first rinse the wound with hydrogen peroxide, then rinse with saline, and then disinfect the area around the wound with alcohol.

From the introduction in this article, we can know that disinfectant alcohol can be used to wipe wounds, but it depends on the size and depth of the wound. Not all wounds can be wiped with disinfectant alcohol. If the method of use is incorrect, it will not only cause pain to the patient, but may also have adverse effects.