Emergency wound care

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
• Description:
  The risk for injury during and after a hurricane and other natural disasters is high. Prompt first aid can help heal small wounds and prevent infection. Tetanus is a potential health threat for persons who have open wounds.
  
  Seek medical attention as soon as possible if:
  
  • There is a foreign object embedded in the wound;
  
  • The wound is at special risk of infection (such as a dog bite or a puncture by a dirty object);
  
  • An old wound shows signs of becoming infected (increased pain and soreness, swelling, redness, draining, or you develop a fever).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cyclonic Storms Emergency Medical Services First Aid Natural Disasters Wounds And Injuries
• Series:
  Hurricanes
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  2 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5e53531f361c10a4367348edd46d97f1613433bea9cf6bab268ea11736db24e4a73211018e39a006b9508a2a09142cfee15c043651ef008d0a167287d4fd09f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25434/cdc_25434_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 87.72 KB ]