What Should I Do if It Causes Physical Discomfort During the Use of Medical Tape?

1. About tape used in medical

Tape used in medical has many uses in our lives. We can use it when we are injured a lot. Today we will talk about how to deal with it if it sticks firmly to the skin? First of all, we first wet the tape with ethanol or complexed iodine, and then slowly peel it off. If there is direct contact with the skin wound, do not forcibly tear it off, so as not to cause the wound to bleed. Generally, tape used in medical should not be removed. The sticky time is too long, generally no more than one day. If the time is too long, it will easily lead to skin allergies. At the same time, it will also cause the sticking to be too strong, making it difficult to take it off. It is in direct contact with the skin. Try to choose a cloth tape, which has better air permeability.

2. What should I do if I am allergic to tape used in medical?

If it is because of allergy to tape used in medical, then you must stop using the tape used in medical, and it will gradually improve. Usually, you should pay attention to not sticking the tape for too long; do not stick it on the place where the erythema will damage the skin; use a bandage to prevent the tape from touching the skin. Many people are allergic to tape used in medical. After the tape is applied, there will be red patches with clear boundaries on the local skin. In severe cases, swollen patches will appear on the surface, and there will be papules, blisters or even erosions and exudates on the surface, which is called contact dermatitis.

tape used in medical can be applied externally with boric acid solution or physiological saline solution during the exudation period, and the local wet compress, twice a day, the rash will gradually dry and converge, if the erythema is predominant in the early stage, it can be treated with external calamine lotion. When the rash tends to be stable or chronic, it can be changed to hormonal ointment, such as hydrocortisone ointment or compound flumetasone ointment, etc. In severe cases, oral antihistamines such as cetirizine tablets, loratadine tablets, etc. should be combined at the same time. Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic treatment with oral prednisone tablets if necessary. Patients should avoid using the same or similar components of tape used in medical in the future, because tape used in medical allergies can easily cause local skin reactions, and are likely to be accompanied by severe itching during the allergic period. Patients should avoid scratching, avoid scalding with hot water locally, scrub with soap, and keep the skin dry and clean.

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