Introduction to SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing for the prevention of infection.
Always seek medical attention.
SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing autolysis (disintegrates) Necrotic tissue through osmotic pressure, and moves the excess fluids into the burn dressing, so creating an environment less suitable for bacteria growth.
During this process the dressing removes the barrier of excess fluids preventing blood flow to the wound exudates.
Change dressings when saturated, or every 24 hours, depending on the of status of the wound.
It is advisable not to preform surgical debridement after the accident, but to allow SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing to indicate at what stage to intervene surgically.
By treating third degree burns with SeptiCure® a black scab will be visualized over the wound area after 4 or 5 days when treatment with SeptiCure®. No black scab will be visualized by treating second degree burns, only slough will be removed by SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing with the advantage that no skin graft needs to be preformed on second degree burn areas.
It has been experienced that most large burns consist of mostly second degree areas.
By intervening surgically at the wrong stage might harm healthy tissue, veins, tendons and nerves.
By scrubbing and bathing a burn wound a danger exists of turning a second degree area into a 3 degree area as healthy tissue not visualized maybe destroyed.
It is advisable to prevent more trauma to the burn victim.
Advantages of SeptiCure® Burn Dressings It is Sterile.
The sooner SeptiCure® Burn Dressings are applied, the greater the advantage.
The advantage of using SeptiCure® Burn Dressings is that it promotes blood circulation to the affected areas due to the adsorption capacity of the product.
A very aggressive desloughing product.
Adsorbing exudate carrying bacteria away from the wound.
Minimizes proliferation of bacteria after every dressing change, thus lifting oedema which is an ideal environment for bacteria.
Promote blood circulation to the wound area.
Prevent bacteria penetration into wounds.
Alleviates pain.
The Patient experiences less pain due to less pressure on nerve endings as excess fluids are lifted by osmotic pressure.
Patient experiences more mobility as from the 3 rd day.
Less psychological effects on children, as this ensures less pain.
No scrubbing of wounds to deslough or remove debri.
Less sedation or prescribed medication is needed.
Dressings do not stick to wounds.
No additional agents are required while applying SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing.
Less scaring in many cases occurs, when a burn wound is treated with Dermo Spray and DonorAid dressings during the maturation stage.
No skin grafts needed to be preformed in the case of second degree burns.
Use Durmo Spray three times daily to restore the elasticity of the skin to prevent aging and scaring of the skin.
Continue with SeptiCure® Burn Dressings until the tissue reaches skin level, thereafter use DonorAid and Dermo Spray to complete the healing process.
Stimulate blood circulation to wound area.
Deslough and remove debri through osmotic pressure.
Stimulates granulation and protects tendons, veins and nerves.
Diabetic wound sufferers benefit by using SeptiCure® Burn Dressing in time.
Less theater cost.
Less time spend in hospitals. Avoid sun burn for at least one year.
SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing
Sterilized by gamma eradication.
Contains a formula of natural hydrophilic gel.
Does not contain any Antimicrobial agents.
Does not deposit anything into wounds.
Protecting new granulating cells, veins, tendons, muscles and nerves.
Adsorbs (irreversibly) and retains fluids.
Hypoallergenic.
Starts lifting oedema as soon as the dressing is applied so preventing infection.
Promotes blood circulation due to adsorption capacity.
Deslough burns and wounds through osmotic pressure.
Enhances natural healing with less scaring.
Prevents bacteria penetrating into wounds.
Only removes that what is not needed by the body to perform natural healing.
Classified as bio-active burn dressing.
WHY SEPTICURE® BURN DRESSINGS DESLOUGHS AND ASSISTS THE BODY TO GRANULATE NEW CELLS. The exudate escaping the affected area is caused by tissue loss, as new cells are broken in the extremity of the wound.
Once cells are broken, there is no oxygen available to the wound area, as a result of impaired blood circulation.
Thus, dead tissue which can hardly be visualized will be removed.
The patient suffers a great deal of shock due to severe tissue damage and truma.
Medical advice must be sought as soon as possible to stabilise the patients physical condition.
The patient might develop a fever as from the second day.
The patient needs to recover first before any surgical intervention is performed if necessary.
Apply SeptiCure® Burn Dressings as soon as possible.
FACTORS EFFECTING HEALING.
Tap water and detergents should never be used to treat burns or wounds.
Scrubbing of wounds causes damage to healthy tissue, tendons and nerves.
Patients fear conventional dressings changes as they normally stick to the wound.
Due to trauma patients suffer from a lack of appetite.
Dehydration.
The glucocorticoids such as cortisone, lead to reduce inflammatory response.
Depressed fibre-blast proliferation and minimal granulation tissue formation.
Continued inflammatory response caused by foreign bodies entering the wound during trauma or have been placed there by surgical interference e.g. sutures.
Inflammatory exudate must escape the wound to prevent sepsis.
Exudate aids cell migration and maturation, provides a fluid media, enzymes growth modulators, nutritional factors.
A problem arises only when exudate is produced in very large quantities as in necrotic exudating wounds.
At this stage SeptiCure® Burn Dressings quickly controls large quantities of exudate carrying bacteria as the product adsorbs and retains fluids.
The body remains producing exudate, as inflammatory exudate continues to escape.
Any healing wound becomes dryer during the granulating period.
No wound dressing can dry a wound, the body consists of 80% water.
Natural healing takes place as soon as debri and inflammation is under control. See Technical Information
Age groups
The physical condition of the patient must be taken into account, especially if a patient suffers malnutrition, cancer or any disease.
Research has proven that elderly patient's granulate very slowly, while children and animals over granulate much sooner.
Patients suffering any disease such as diabetics or receiving blood thinning prescribed medication must be treated under medical supervision.
Children and animals granulate much faster than adults therefor must be treated under medical supervision to control dressing changes.
After debridement change dressings less frequently or switch to DonorAid wound dressing.
To prevent over granulation change dressings less frequently, 2-3 days after desloughing or use DonorAid dressings instead to allow granulation. [Obtainable from Chemspunge® Manufactures]
SeptiCure® Burn Dressing must not be used on fresh donor areas or skin grafts. Use DonorAid wound dressing Only.
Use only if the area becomes septic! If a wound needs treatment, it needs SeptiCure® Burn Dressing!
SeptiCure® Burn Dressing is a refined product to be used in the case of burn patients and is a development of Chemspunge® Wound Dressing.
If a burn needs treatment, it needs SeptiCure®.
SeptiCure® Non-Stick Burn Dressing INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY BURN TREATMENT Revolutionising burn treatment by promoting natural healing.