Useful and medicinal properties of the heating pad

Widely used rubber and electric heaters. The most convenient electric heater. For a long time it gives a uniform heat due to the presence of a special temperature controller( rheostat).The regulator is located at the junction of the electric cord with the cushion. The high temperature of heating the heating pad should be used for a short time for the initial heating of the tissues. In the future, a lower warmer temperature is maintained for prolonged use. It is dangerous to leave the electric heating pad in working condition unattended, as well as use it in a dream( the occurrence of burns and fire).

Rubber heater is a rubber reservoir with a capacity of 1-1.5 liters with a well screwed plug. Warm up the hot water bottle with 3/4 hot water, so that it does not press the patient with its weight, then release the air by pressing, tighten the stopper, top up the stopper, check for leaks, wipe it dry, wrap it in a towel and put it to the patient. It is necessary to determine the degree of heating and check under the warmer skin. To prevent excessive redness of the skin, it is necessary to adjust the number of layers of the towel in which the warmer is wrapped, and the skin under the warmer can be lubricated with petroleum jelly or any fat. Warm up the hot-water bottle until it cools down.

Weak and seriously ill patients do not always react quickly to thermal irritation, so they can cause burns. Special caution is needed for patients who are in an unconscious state and who have lost skin sensitivity.

It is necessary to know that the use of local heat is contraindicated in case of suspected acute appendicitis, perforated ulcer or ulcer bleeding, ovarian cyst and other conditions, the leading manifestations of which are the occurrence of acute pain in the abdomen, accompanied by a deterioration in overall well-being. These conditions, combined in the notion of "sharp" abdomen, require an emergency examination by a doctor( call an ambulance), which will determine the tactics of examination and treatment.