Wound care

Acute wound care

Medi-Solfen^® has the potential to treat traumatic wounds, often presented in busy emergency rooms, where time is critical and patient comfort is paramount.

Trauma wounds are heterogeneous, ranging from clean lacerations to dirty puncture wounds and/or abrasions. Moreover, trauma wounds can occur at any anatomical location on the body, may involve superficial and/or underlying tissues and may have additional complicating features. Patients who suffer from trauma wounds are often treated in busy Accident and Emergency Units where they may likely be in shock and acute pain.

Typically, these types of injuries will be cleansed with water or saline and then closed primarily with either sutures, staples, glues or tape. To facilitate this, particularly where suturing occurs, the wounded area is anaesthetised with a local infiltration of lidocaine / adrenaline and/or other local anaesthetics (TAC).

It is of note however, that wound infiltration with lidocaine / adrenaline is known to sting immediately upon administration.

Moreover, the injection itself may stimulate pain and/or provide additional anxiety to the patient. Medi-Solfen^®, a rapidly acting topical anaesthetic may clinically benefit acute wound care, so that emergency treatment is not delayed.