How to Treat an Infected Wound

How to Treat an Infected Wound During First Aid
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Infections that are localized to the wound itself can be treated in the wilderness if the infection is caught early. If you observe any fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes or red streaks radiating from the wound, evacuate the injured person immediately. --- continued at link, above ---

Including:

Preparation
Draining and Bandaging
Continued Care
Overall Warnings:

This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

Here's a Home-Made Remedy for Infected Wound

MAKE A POULTICE To Treat Many Skin Ailments!
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You can make a poultice to draw infection, treat boils and abcesses, relieve inflammation or a rash or simply draw the poison from a bee sting!

What is a poultice? A homemade poultice is made by mashing herbs, plant material or another substance with warm water or natural oils to make a paste. The paste can be applied directly to the skin and covered with a piece of clean cloth. If the herb used is potent such as onion, garlic, ginger, mustard, etc., you may want a layer of thin cloth between the skin and the herb. The cloth can then be covered with plastic wrap to hold in the moisture. The poultice can be changed every 3 to 4 hours or whenever it dries out.

A compress is used the same way but usually warm liquids are applied to the cloth instead of raw substances. Tinctures or herbal infusions are great for compresses.

The list of ingredients to use for a homemade poultice is endless!

The following poultice ingredients have properties to draw out infections reduce inflammation. These poultices can even be used to treat chest congestion, hemorrhoids and earaches. Don't forget that you can use poultices or compresses on your pets and livestock also! ---CONTINUED---