Your sister was in a car crash and since both of your parents are gone, it is your duty to take care of her in her time of need. Your home isn’t exactly filled to the brim with medical supplies, and you have no idea how to take care of someone with wounds. You’re not alone! Not many people have an entire closet at their home devoted to medical supplies. Thankfully, companies like Smith & Nephew offer the supplies you need to take care of your sister’s wounds when she gets home from the hospital. You, however, need to learn how to clean a wound.

First, you’ll want to have a good pair of gloves because the last thing you want to do is get any kind of germs in your sister’s wounds. Put your gloves on, and then you’ll need to remove the bandages she already has in place. Smith & Nephew produces an adhesive remover that removes the residue that gets left behind by dressings and tapes. The adhesive remover actually smells good, and it will soothe and moisturize your sister’s skin because it contains aloe.

Use an antibiotic ointment to clean the wound, but do not apply too much. Once you have cleaned her wound as the doctor instructed you to, you’ll need to apply a dressing or bandage of some sort. Smith & Nephew offers all sorts of dressings and bandages to help your sister’s wounds heal.  They have a four-layer bandage that comes in four different colors. They also have thin hydrocolloid dressings that keep the wounds moist. This dressing will also conform to the body part where the wound is and stretch, allowing her to move comfortably. Those aren’t the only dressings you can find though. Smith & Nephew also has an antimicrobial dressing that keeps the wound moist. You can cut this particular dressing into any shape or size you need it to be. It can also be left on for up to seven days.

Since your sister also has some smaller scratches and cuts from the wreck, you’ll need to take care of those too. The company has a great wound cleanser spray for those little scrapes. It is non-irritating and you don’t have to rinse it off. When you spray it around her cuts, it will get rid of any germs or other matter that might be lurking around the injuries.