Why does wounds seem to heal faster if you wash them with salt water?
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Salt solutions (or saline) are often used as a wound cleanser. However, it seems that there is no consensus of what the impact of using saline actually is.
In this article, it was mentioned that there is no difference between the usage of tap water and saline in wound management.
Below are some websites for further reading:
Fact file: wound cleansing: sterile water or saline?
All websites last accessed on 18 July 2008.
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Originally answered by Jillian Lim, Librarian, Adult and Young People’s Services.
Posted by Yen Yen Toh, Librarian, Adult and Young People’s Services
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