After a hirudotherapy session on the site of the bite are swollen bleeding wounds, which after a time delayed. If heavy bleeding need to properly stop the bleeding after leech and treat damaged areas, so as not to harm the body.
How is blood
During leech saliva procedures permeates the tissue around the bite, handing the man the useful elements and enzymes. Also in the salivary glands produce a substance instantly acting on the process of blood clotting, causing non-stop bleeding. When the action of substances ends allocation are stopped and the damaged skin is delayed.
Bleeding after leeches can last about a day. It depends on the correctness of the procedure and the individual characteristics of the organism. Such a condition is not dangerous to health, t. To. Stands lymph, blood stained. On average, the lymph flows 5-6 hours.
Blood comes long after the first treatment. With each subsequent procedure number and intensity selections will decrease.
The emergence of clusters - this is normal. Mean thrombus clots, which are formed within the human body and can block blood flow. Enzymes, trapped in the body of the salivary glands of leeches, accelerate the promotion of blood through the vessels and dissolve blood clots. For a long time to dissolve the blood clot is difficult. Leech sucks quickly circulating red liquid, but to swallow and digest clots are not able to, so some time out of the wound may go without dissolving emboli.
Why blood for longer runs
Improper care of wounds can cause prolonged bleeding. The enforced rest, eliminated physical activity and active communication within two days. It is impossible to injure and heat affected area, remove the crust. Enhance the allocation of alcoholic drinks and strong coffee.
Blood flows longer days at the wrong choice of staging locations or removing leeches, exceeding the number of sessions. Placing freshwater worms on the veins and vessels provoke copious blood loss, which will be difficult to stop. The same reaction is receiving anticoagulants, aspirin and drugs that reduce blood clotting. The number of procedures should not be more than 15, the duration of each - 20 minutes.
Hirudotherapy greatly affects the body, so before treatment eliminated disease and conditions in which the procedure is contraindicated are:
- hemolysis;
- low blood clotting;
- propensity for allergic reactions;
- severe anemia;
- hypotension;
- active tuberculosis;
- purulent processes in place staging;
- mental illness;
- a body temperature above 37 ° C;
- presence of ulcers, erosions of the gastrointestinal tract with the occurrence of necrosis of the mucosa;
- Hypotension prone to fainting;
- malignancies;
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- exhaustion.
How to stop the bleeding after a leech
Upon completion of the session bite region blotted with cotton wool and then applied napkin of sterile material or rolled into 3 layers and fixed with a plaster bandage. This will help to stop the discharge of lymph and not stain your clothes. Due to the high humidity in the affected places redness and itching may occur.
If after a day keeps the lymph flow and unpleasant symptoms increase, you need to own to stop the bleeding and treat the wound. You will need:
- bandage;
- zelenka;
- medical glue;
- Burr oil;
- acetic solution;
- pharmacy Vaseline.
Before overlaying a bandage to the bite wound dried, processed green paint. To reduce swelling applied petrolatum, under strong itching skin lubricated glycerol. Then, the medical adhesive cover bleeding areas and impose a tight pressure bandage, which is changed every day.
Acetic solution is stopped blood in the oral cavity. Frequent rinsing cauterize bleeding sites and reduce emissions.
When the bandage damaged area is impossible to reduce the blood flow after the bite leech apply cold compress. Dry ice is wrapped with a clean cloth and applied to bleeding sites for 10-15 minutes. Burdock oil is used to moisten the skin and relieving itching.
