Equipment
Looking at a Wound
- Pair of clean powder-free disposable gloves (available in drug stores). Use latex free gloves if the person you provide care for has an allergy to latex
- Large bath towel
Care of Stitches
- Bath towel
- Wash Basin filled with warm water
- Wash Cloths
- Mild hand soap or soap prescribed by doctor, like Hibiclens® or Dial
- Plastic grocery bag
- Pair of clean powder-free disposable gloves (available in drug stores).
- Option: Sterile normal saline and sterile Q tips or cotton applicators. (use if ordered by doctor)