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What Symptoms To Watch Out For After Injuring Scrotum On Barbed Wire?

thirty year old male, climbing over a barbed wire fence, has a puncture wound to his scrotm. small amount of bleeding. has had a recent tet. shot. what type of first aide do we need to provide and what symptoms do we need to look for if thing are worse than we think they are
Thu, 30 Jul 2015
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Hi there and thank you for your question.

The area should be cleaned 3-4 times a day with a saline (salt water) solution. You can make your own by mixing 1 teaspoon of salt in 2 litres (64 ounces) boiled, cooled down water and use a cotton swab or gauze to clean the area with.

After the area has been cleaned and dried, you can then apply any antiseptic cream of your choice. If the patient isn't allergic to iodine, then Betadine can be used.

Signs of infection to look out for include redness and tenderness around the wound sight, drainage of pus from the area and fever experienced by the patient. In this case it would be advisable to contact your GP to assess him and script a course of oral antibiotics.

I hope this helps and good luck.
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What Symptoms To Watch Out For After Injuring Scrotum On Barbed Wire?

Hi there and thank you for your question. The area should be cleaned 3-4 times a day with a saline (salt water) solution. You can make your own by mixing 1 teaspoon of salt in 2 litres (64 ounces) boiled, cooled down water and use a cotton swab or gauze to clean the area with. After the area has been cleaned and dried, you can then apply any antiseptic cream of your choice. If the patient isn t allergic to iodine, then Betadine can be used. Signs of infection to look out for include redness and tenderness around the wound sight, drainage of pus from the area and fever experienced by the patient. In this case it would be advisable to contact your GP to assess him and script a course of oral antibiotics. I hope this helps and good luck.