If y'all have seen this already over on another board, sorry for the repeat.
Here is another use of the Miox Pen - this is the article I posted on 2 Dec over on the Lightfighter Board.....
This is not meant to be a replacement for copious amounts of irrigation with clean water. My number 1 choice would be to use about 5 liters of sterile water to flush that wound.
If I did not have sterile water than I would use 5 liters of water treated with the Miox device
If I did not have 5 liters of water to spare I would treat it the way I did here. I would rinse out the big chunks and dump the Miox solution into the wound - the idea being that the Miox solution would kill all the bugs in the wound. That way if I am in the middle of BFE - I could hopefully prevent a massive infection resulting in a whole lot of tissue loss.
I never intended this to be the #1 treatment - just an option for austere conditions where ways, means and supplies are greatly limited. Please remember that.
Posted originally 2 Dec 2004So - couple days ago I had a pt - guy was out geting qualified on an ATV and wrecked. He tore a pretty good sized hole in hid calf....
Dressed wound courtesy of his buddies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...cal/the-pt.jpg
Here is what I saw after unwrapping it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../leg-wound.jpg
Involvement went pretty deep - through the muscle fascia and about an inch into his calf muscle.
After irrigation with NS to get the big chunks out I poured the solution from my Miox (3 clicks) into the wound - and then closed him up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ep-to-pour.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...al/Pouring.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...al/closure.jpg
Saw him yesterday and today - no signs of infection. Please note - I did not give him any sort of anti biotics and that was one DIRTY wound.
I won't go anywhere without my Miox - I think it's a pretty important device - water purifier and wound treater.
Have fun!
Dan
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