A person's whole life, from birth to old age, is plagued by injuries: from light bruises and scratches to injuries that lead to temporary disability. What to do, people have a contact way of life. What kind of injuries does not a person inflict (himself or with someone’s help): mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and so on.
With all the effort to prevent trauma completely fails, so very often we are faced with the need to treat their effects.
When is self-treatment acceptable?
Any self-treatment is unsafe. It is necessary in terms of first aid, but it is harmful - when the patient, having made a diagnosis, begins to treat a hernia dislocation. As for mechanical injuries: bruises, sprains, dislocations and associated bruises and edemas - it all depends on the severity of the injury.
For sprains and sprains, which are sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other, it is necessary to consult a traumatologist. It is very good if there is a person nearby who can provide first aid. If no one - call the ambulance. Now it is quite real, because everyone has a cell phone in his pocket, and the network is available almost everywhere. "112" - United Rescue Service, Emergency Service, Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Bruises are divided into four degrees. When the first does not require any treatment, except that particularly vigilant can smear the scratch with iodine or brilliant green. The second degree is already accompanied by acute pain, hematomas, edema, and other post-traumatic troubles. If the head, organs of sight and hearing are not injured, then self-treatment is quite acceptable.
Third and fourth degrees of bruises are already associated with serious damage to the body.
If after the injury there is severe pain, there are any difficulties in motility (when walking, bending, etc.), dizziness, nausea, discomfort in the internal organs, consult a doctor immediately.
Self-treatment is unacceptable, since in the third and fourth degrees, internal organs almost always suffer. What - it will find out a specialist.
Available ointments for bruises and edemas
Accessibility means widespread and affordable price. Not every bruise is accompanied by a tumor or a bruise, but it happens that it hurts a lot. In this case, you can also apply remedies. Considering some features, we divide all gels and ointments from bruises into general ones, for the face, for children, for athletes and warming ones.
Self-medication for bruising should always take place using a single algorithm:
- Putting the "cold" on the bruised place in the first hours (or better minutes), applying iodine or brilliant green solution (green) on the scratches and abrasions.
- Treatment of injury with a special ointment - according to the instructions.
- Dry heat and / or warming up ointments for swelling or hematoma, starting from the second day.
Ointments and gels of general purpose
Ointments for the treatment of the effects of injuries very much. In any pharmacy can offer a choice of up to a dozen funds at different prices. How to choose? Strictly speaking, the composition of the ointment should be one of the following substances: heparin, troxerutin, badyaga, leech extract, comfrey, arnica. The following table is offered as a visual aid:
| Heparin ointment | Active ingredient - heparin. Reduces blood clotting, which is the cause of rapid resorption of hematomas and edema. As part of the ointment is a light anesthetic - anestezin. Contraindicated in poor blood clotting. | Used externally. For bruises there is a restriction - to apply only the next day. The ointment is applied to the sore spot 2-3 times a day during the week. | Price from 57 to 75 rubles. per package depending on the manufacturer and the price policy of the pharmacy. |
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| Troxerutin | It is also allowed to use Troxevasin. The active substance troxerutin increases the elasticity of the walls of blood vessels, improves blood circulation and has anti-edema properties. Do not impose on open wounds and treat children under 15 years of age. | It is smeared on the hurt place and rubbed up to complete suction. Apply twice a day. | The price is around 50-70 rubles. |
| Badyaga | Badyaga - a sponge that lives in fresh water. The action of the main substance of the ointment or gel is due to irritation of the affected skin area with silicon needles of the sponge skeleton, which leads to improved blood supply and resorption of the hematoma. It can not be applied to open wounds, in rare cases, an allergic reaction to the drug. | Rubbed into the bruise site 3-4 times a day. It is recommended to apply immediately after the lesion. | The cost is from 60 to 100 rubles, depending on the composition and form of the medicine (ointment, gel). |
| Livestock | Larkspur, or comfrey grass - medicinal perennial plant. The composition of the ointment, in addition to comfrey extract, may include badyaga extract, bee venom, formic alcohol, essential oils and vitamins. It is undesirable to hit the ointment on the mucous membranes and eyes, there is a age limit of 18 years. | Apply to the affected area 2-3 times a day, at night you can under the bandage. | Depending on the volume of packaging and regional prices - from 40 to 200 rubles. |
| Arnica | Active ingredient - Arnica Montana. It is a homeopathic remedy, widely used in traumatology as a primary and adjunctive agent for injuries. Cases of drug intolerance have been observed. | Application up to 2 times a day for one week. | It has a wide price range depending on the composition, purpose and manufacturer. For sale at a price of 85 to 350 rubles. per pack. |
Ointments and gels for children
Not all medicines are suitable for the treatment of children and adolescents. The same applies to drugs used for injuries. The following table with relatively inexpensive ointments and gels for children:
| Troxevasin | The active ingredient is flavonoid (derived from rutin), has the same properties as troxerutin, but it is allowed to apply the ointment from the first year of life. | Effective when applied immediately after injury, apply twice a day. | Price - from 120 to 500 rubles. The most common offer - 216-230 rubles. |
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| Child rescuer | Multiple gel, it is permissible to use the usual one, on which it is not written "childish". It helps not only with bruises, but with burns, wounds and inflammatory processes. | It is applied under the bandage directly to the affected place. After absorption of the gel into the skin, if necessary, can be applied again. | Price - from 129 rubles, but may vary depending on the manufacturer and region. |
| Bruise-off | Active ingredient - extract of medicinal leech. In addition, the gel contains many other components that help fight bruises and tumors. It is applied from the first year of life. | Apply up to 5 times a day. Careful to be with open wounds and mucous membranes. | Price - from 140 rubles. |
In addition to the listed ointments and gels, children will approach and other drugs. Perhaps they will be more effective, but certainly much more expensive.
Remedies for bruises and bruises on the face
The remedies for this trouble are exactly the same as those listed earlier. But among the ointments and gels there are compounds with the so-called masking or tinting effect. If the hematoma on the face is very embarrassing, choose such drugs.
The most commonly found gel is a bruise-off with a tinting effect. In extreme cases, you can prepare the ointment on the basis of the drug and foundation. Most often, doctors recommend:
- Troxevasin;
- Indovazin;
- Bruise-off.
Indovazin, as well as Troksevazin, - ointment on the basis of troxerutin. Pharmacological properties and contraindications are the same. Sold at a price of 240 rubles.
For athletes
Sport is the most traumatic type of human activity. Bruises, abrasions, strains and more serious injuries accompany the athlete in training and during the competition. In sports medicine they use the most effective and expensive drugs. There is another factor that limits the use of medicines in sports - drugs should not be on the list of prohibited WADA.
Of course, this is more related to drugs used orally, but the active substances of ointments and gels that treat athletes can be absorbed into the body and be detected by doping control. The list of prohibited drugs WADA is replenished as quickly as new forms of drugs are released. As examples of specialized sports equipment for injuries, we present three drugs:
| Dexpanthenol | The main component is pantothenic acid. Indicated for extensive hematomas, sprains, and tendon sprains | It is recommended to apply 2-4 times a day on the affected skin. | Cost - from 90 rubles. |
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| Ichthyol ointment | The active substance is ichthyol, has a pronounced analgesic and antiseptic properties. | It is applied 2-3 times a day, the duration of treatment depends on the results of treatment. | Domestic and Belarusian drugs cost from 110 rubles |
| Flexall | Multi-part, cooling and anesthetic gel. Widely used by many athletes. | Apply immediately after injury. | Cost is from 800 rubles and depends on packaging. |
Hemato warming ointments
The very next day after the formation of the hematoma, it makes sense to apply warming ointments. They contribute to more rapid resorption of bruises and tumors. The range of these drugs is very large and widely known. They can be met in any home medicine cabinet, since the pharmacological spectrum extends from chondrosis to primitive household injuries. However, especially for the treatment of hematomas, we can recommend a couple of warming ointments of different potency:
| Kapsikam | Multiple drug with a very strong warming effect. Contraindicated in pregnant women and children. | It is applied 2-3 times a day. You can apply the ointment under the dressing before bedtime. | Price - from 220 to 390 rubles and depends on the packaging - 30 or 50 g |
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| Nikoflex | Active ingredients are capsaicin and hydroxyethyl salicylate. Possesses the soft warming up property without burning sensation. Pregnant women and children under 6 years can not be used. | Apply 1-2 times a day. Wash skin with soap and water before use. | The cost is about 300 rubles. |
Conclusion
Ointments for the treatment of hematomas and edema should be in every home first-aid kit. The same applies to warming agents. From the proposed list of drugs, everyone can and should choose something for everyday use. All this applies to first-aid equipment, which must be provided as soon as possible.
In addition to specialized drugs, in emergency cases, you can use traditional medicine: iodine net, ice pack or bottle of chilled water, warming alcohol compresses.
