Timely and competent therapy is one of the most important components of successful treatment. Effective anti-inflammatory, painful and antibacterial agent for external use is dimexide. The drug is bred to the necessary concentration, and then wet the bandage for the compress. How to use the substance to not apply even greater harm?
Compress with Dimeksid - Rules for breeding the drug
Before using the drug, it must be dissolved to the necessary concentration, since there is a risk of damage to the skin (burn) and the development of an allergic reaction.
Concentration of medication at various lesions
- For the treatment of purulent wounds, 30 or 40% solution should be prepared.
- In the case of therapy of the grinding inflammation, 50% solution will be required.
- In the presence of eczema, the concentration of the active component may vary from 40% to 90%.
- To relieve pain syndrome, use compress with dimexide in dilution from 25% to 50%.
- Therapy of burning lesions implies the smallest concentration of the drug. The magnitude of the latter fluctuates in the range of 20-30%.
- The average duration of the course of therapy is 2 weeks.
Rules for prepressing compress with Dimeksid
- Before starting therapy, it is necessary to carry out a test for the presence of an allergic reaction to the drug components.
- At the stage of preparations for the procedure for dilution of Dimeksid, the protective (rubber) gloves. So you will prevent the occurrence of irritation or even the burn in the case of the drug in the hands.
- For compress, use an exceptionally sterile gauze or white (colorless) fabric.
- It is necessary to breed the drug by distilled or boiled water.
- Similarly speake the time of the compress. So you can prevent burns of skin.
Rules for dilution Dimeksida
- To obtain a solution with a dimexide at a concentration of 10%, it is necessary to connect 2 ml of the preparation and 18 ml of water
- To obtain a compound of 20% concentration, mix 2 ml of medication and 8 ml of water.
- The composition of the 25% concentration is obtained by compounding 2 ml of dimexide and 6 ml of liquid.
- The solution with a 30% compound of dimlexide is obtained as a result of a compound 6 ml of medication and 14 ml of water.
- In order for the drug concentration to be 40%, you need to connect 4 ml of the preparation and 6 ml of the base fluid.
- 50% solution is obtained as a result of combining the drug and water in equal parts.
More "strong" solutions are less common and are prepared strictly to appoint a doctor.
Compress with Dimeksid - Contraindications
However, dimexide even as a component of the compress is allowed to use not everyone. Contraindication is:
- The presence of diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
- Disorders of the immune system.
- Cataract.
- Glaucoma.
- Hypertonic disease.
- Infant, children's (up to 12 years) and elderly age.
- The period of pregnancy and lactation.
In addition, if you are treated with other drugs (special attention requires the use of novocaine and analgin), be sure to inform the doctor. Do not self-medicate and carry out all manipulations exclusively after consulting with the doctor.