The disinfection of wounds that need to be bandaged is done with hydrogen peroxide or iodine.
Hydrogen peroxide - Medical-use solution used for its disinfection effects and stopping small bleedings consecutive to scratched, crushed, punctured wounds or as a consequence of blows followed by the appearance of small-medium skin or mucosal lesions (epistaxis).
Iodine - It is used in the disinfection of medical material, antisepsis of skin lesions, treatment of inflammations and infections of mucous membranes.
Saline solution is sterile, but it does not have antiseptic or disinfectant properties.
Drinking water, besides the fact that it does not have antiseptic or disinfectant properties, may contain impurities or microorganisms that must not reach the wound.
The correct answer is: A
Leave a comment