Wound Vac Change

My Wound Vac change.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Wound
• Vac
• Broken
• Leg
• Compartment
• Syndrome
• Disgusting

[delilahrock10777]

What happened?

[Arsenal21]

soccer injury

[planedoc633781]

Gloves are not necessary, the chance of infection is virtually nil. The wound vac sucks all drainage from the wound so any bacteria that may have gotten there during the dressing change would end up in the vac. Had it been a regular dressing change then gloves should be worn. Nurse Pilar did an awesome job. So, my point is, learn the job before you criticize the job!

[aalcansyn]

@colwacka

my question EXACTLY

where are The GLOVES??!!!

[scourgethehedgehogV2]

you had the doctors pet treatment for a graze pfft I feel sorry for your mum

[reedmee2]

Thank you for sharing this video. I am studying for my practical test and this video is helping me to understand better the use and the benefits of the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (V.A.C devices). My best regards.

[chenoaspirit]

I always "picture frame" the peri wound on wound vacs to protect the intact skin. I also wear gloves. I noticed there were some areas not covered by the foam. She did a good job, I guess we all do things differently, not that one is right or wrong, but gloves is the one thing that everyone should utilize. Had she had any MRSA or VRE or any other BAD bugs on her hands, not good... UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS!!

[Soadbabe911]

You may not realize this, but that is actually a really nice looking wound. They did a great job with your leg

[csfrancoeur]

wound vacs are done by clean technique NOT aseptic. although, i would've used gloves as standard precaution.

[Hugs4fun]

Iunno what these people are talking about... I see gloves =) Glad you're doing much better... Very hard to recover from such things

[LaurieBethReed]

I am an RN. Wound care is done with the strictest aseptic technique which was lacking by Pilar. I would ask her to use the aseptic technique she was taught. I hope your wound has healed. Today, patients need to be their own advocates unfortunately. I would not hesitate to ask anyone who is doing an invasive procedure to use a hand sanitizer (witnessed) or wash their hands thoroughly. With all the nasty drug resistant bugs out there, do not hesitate to request that your home health nurse practic

[sageface08]

@kandeez I'm glad you found this video to be somewhat helpful. However, please do not use this video as your guide to changing the wound vac. I am an RN and I change vacs daily. I believe this video was posted in 2007 and wound care changes frequently. Not to mention that the good nurse Pilar made some errors in judgement and aseptic technique. Please check your facility's protocol and nurse educator before attempting to change a wound vac. Good luck in school!