[Magdalen] Saline.

[Jay Weigel]

Sterile saline solution (aka "normal saline" to us oldies) is of the same
concentration as bodily fluid. The purpose of the saline gauze is to keep
things moist, as it has been found that wounds heal better in a moist
environment than they do in a dry one, contrary to old popular wisdom,
which said to let things dry out and scab over. Your saline gauze will also
keep the sterile pad from sticking to the wound, which could pry new
healthy baby skin cells loose.

Jay, who once considered becoming a wound care nurse until learning that
also included ostomies

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
wrote:

> I assume it's because you live in Salinas.
>
>
> On 12/23/15 10:36 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
>
>> Attn Medical Sorts:  One of the things I'm supposed to do is, after I
>> apply the special ointment, is to place on top of that a bit of gauze
>> lightly moistened with saline solution.  On top of that I'm putting a
>> sterile non-stick pad as it is.  What is the bit of saline gauze all
>> about?  All I can guess is that it's an extra layer of anti-bacterial
>> protection.  I ask, because it's the first time I've encountered such a
>> thing.
>>
>