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Heat and Cold Application

Heat and Cold Application. Prepared by : Salwa Maghrabi Teacher Assistant Nursing Department. OUTLINES. Definition of heat and cold application Heat Application , Cold Application Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold. Appling heat and cold .

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Heat and Cold Application

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  1. HeatandColdApplication Prepared by : Salwa Maghrabi Teacher Assistant Nursing Department

  2. OUTLINES • Definition of heat and cold application • Heat Application ,Cold Application • Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold. • Appling heat and cold . • Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold • Hot Water Bag . • Heat and cold packs • Aquathermia Pad . • Electric Pads . • Compress • Soak • Sitz Bath • Cooling Sponge Bath

  3. OBJECTIVES • Define heat and cold application . • List the indication of using heat and cold application . • Enumerate the contraindication for heat and cold application. • Understand the guidelines for heat and cold application . • Ability to apply several type of heat and cold application

  4. Definition A therapy applied to body part for local and systemic effect

  5. Heat ApplicationIndications of Heat application :1- Ache and pain 2- Comfort and relief .3- Client with musculoskeletal problem .Cold ApplicationCold application is most often used for sport injury .

  6. Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold 1- the first 24 hour after traumatic injury . 2- Active hemorrhage . 3- Noninflamatory edema. 4- Localized malignant tumor . 5- Skin disorder . 6- Open wound. 7- Allergy or hypertensive to cold .

  7. Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold Cont’ Neurosensory Impairment. Immediately after injury or surgery . Open Wound Impaired Circulation Impaired Mental Status

  8. Appling heat and cold 2 forms of application Moist Dry Heat Cold

  9. Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold

  10. Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold

  11. Hot Water Bag • Safe and effective temperature :

  12. Hot Water Bag

  13. Hot andColdPacks

  14. Aquathermia Pad • Is pad constructed with tubes containing water .

  15. Electric Pads • Guideline for applying electric pad : 1- Do not insert sharp object. 2- Ensure the body area are dry. 3- Use pads with a preset heating switch . 4- Do not place the pad under the client .

  16. Compress • is a moist gauze dressing applied to a wound . • it can be either cold or warm .

  17. Soak • immersing a body part in a solution or to wrapping a part in gauze dressing and then saturating the dressing with a solution .

  18. Sitz Bath • Used to sock the client pelvic area. • to provide Sitz Bath :

  19. Cooling Sponge Bath • to reduce the client fever . • Temperature for cooling sponge bath range from .

  20. Cooling Sponge Bath Cont’ • To provide cooling sponge bath , the nurse should :

  21. Cooling Sponge Bath Cont’ • To provide cooling sponge bath , the nurse should :

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