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Cauterization
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- 3. Context Definition Purpose Instruments/ Apparatus Types How is Cauterization done/ Procedure Areas where cautery can be used/ Usage Indications Safety measures and contraindications
- 4. DEFINITION Cauterization (or cauterisationor cautery ) is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of body to remove or close off a part of it. Actual cautery refers to the metal device ,generally heated to a dull red glow.
- 5. PURPOSE Cautery isapplied to prevent the spread of destructive lesions. To strengthen organs which have become cold in temperament. To remove putrefacative matters which are firmly adherent to the tissues . To arrest hemorrhage. To prevent exasanguination. To close amputations.
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- 7. Apparatus The instrumentof cautery is best made of gold. Things you will need: 1. Applying silver nitrate to a wound • A silver nitrate solution or stick • Latex or nitrile gloves • Guaze pads • Saline solution • Antibacterial soap • A clean towel
- 8. Apparatus 2. Using fireand Metal • Antibacterial soap • A clean towel • Sterile latex gloves • A metal cauterizing tool • Something to bite down on • Rubbing alcohol
- 9. TYPES The mainforms of cauterization used today are : 1. ELECTROCAUTERY 2. CHEMICAL CAUTERY Both are , for example , Prevalent in cosmetic removal of warts and stopping nosebleeds.
- 11. ELECTROCAUTERY Electrocauterization (orelectrocautery) is often used in surgery to remove unwanted or harmful tissue. Electrocautery is also known as Thermal cautery. It can also be used to burn the seal blood vessels. This helps to reduce or stop bleeding during surgery or after an injury. It is a save procedure.
- 13. CHEMICAL CAUTERY Chemicalcautery involves a series of three sprays of medications to the nasal airways after first decongesting the nose with a powerful decongestant. The entire treatment takes about 5 minutes. To start the chemical cautery therapy,patients undergo monthly treatments for three months.
- 15. NOSE CAUTERY Nosecautery can help prevent nosebleeds. The doctor use chemical swab or an electric current to cauterize the inside of nose. This seals the blood vessels and builds scar tissue to help prevent more bleeding. For this procedure, your doctor made the inside of your nose dumb.
- 16. HOW IS CAUTERIZATIONDONE Cauterization is done by METHOD 1: Applying silver nitrate to a wound 1. Buy a silver nitrate or a stick 2. Clean your hands and apply gloves 3. Clean the wound 4. Use petroleum jelly to confined the wound area 5. Apply silver nitrate as directed
- 17. Method #02 Usingfire and metal 1. Assess your wound 2. Wash your hands 3. Find a metal cauterizing tool 4. Sterilize the knife 5. Disinfect your wound area 6. Find a source of fire 7. Heat the metal until it is almost red 8. Find something to bite down on 9. Apply the knife to the wound area in small bursts
- 18. INDICATIONS “INDICATIONS FORUSE OF ELECTROCAUTERIZATION” • Electrocautery can be used in various minor surgical procedure in dermatology,opthamology,urology and plastic surgery. “INDICATIONS FOR THE USE OF CHEMICAL CAUTERIZATION” • Nose bleeds or Anterior Epistaxis • Skin tag or Wartz removal • Wound Epibole • Ulceration and Cervical Ectropion
- 19. USAGE Areas wherecautery can be used are: • Cautery can be used in areas which are superficial and can be directly observed.It is sometimes applied in the deeper tissues such as the Nose and Anus.
- 20. SAFETY MEASURES and Contraindications Care should be taken to avoid damaging the neighbouring tissues,especially the nerves ,fasciae and ligaments. In the treatment of HAEMORRHAGE: • Cautery should be applied over a wide area so that the resulting scab is sufficiently thick and firm and does not easily drop off. It is dangerous to let the scab drop easily as it would then lead to serious recurrence of bleeding.
- 21. In Cauterizingthe Necrotic and Gangrenous tissues • The healthy tissues are identified by its response to pain, Sometimes the underlying bone may also have to be removed with the cautery. In that case cautery is kept on the same spot until the bone disintegrates completely. If the necrosed bone is lying over some important organs, such as the brain, cautery should not be so deep as to cause agination and disturbance of the brain and shrinkage of the meninges. ∆ Cauterization is carried out freely when there are no such Contra- indications.