Registered: 12/12/04
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Loc: Nottingham, UK
Originally Posted By: paramedicpete
Interesting Medscape Article:
I've read similar things before. I also gather that use of antiseptic in wounds is now frowned upon. It's too generic - it kills some bugs, but also damages the human tissue and so reduces healing. (Antibiotics are another matter, and antiseptics can be used for cleaning around the wound, just not in it.)
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