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farmeric November 19th, 2011

Let’s continue our subject regarding water treatment procedures.

Today, we will talk about heating compress.

First, heating compress is defined as a mild, prolonged application of moist heat of several hours duration.

Some of the effects of heating compress on the patient includes:

1. Relaxes muscles.
2. Relieves pain of throat or rheumatic joints.
3. Relieves abdominal discomfort (use abdominal bandage).
4. Reduces joint inflammation.
5. A mild heating effect.

The main thing needed for heating compress is a cloth such as:

1. A piece of cotton cloth, folded for moderate thickness, about two inches wide and long enough to wrap around the neck or joint twice. A lady’s hankie (small size and thin), folded lengthwise, will do, if to be applied on the throat.
2. A piece of flannel cloth, about four inches wide and long enough to wrap about the joint or neck. A baby’s flannel blanket or diaper, folded lengthwise will just right for the knees.
3. Two safety pins.
4. If medicated compress is ordered, use the medication prescribed. Vicks Vaporub ointment may be used.

Here are the procedures in performing heating compress:

1. Soak cloth with tap water. Wring and put around the neck or joint twice. Be sure the wet cloth is neither too wet to drip nor too dry. If medicated compress is applied, rub area with prescribed medication or ointment. Do not wet the cloth with water but wrap the cloth around the area dry after the medication is applied. (In applying a plain heating compress, wet cloth is applied without medication).
2. Apply compress smoothly and quickly to avoid chilling.
3. With the piece of flannel cloth, wrap compress snugly to exclude air and pin securely on the side of the neck or joint.
4. Leave compress on overnight or at least for 6-8 hours.
5. Take care that the compress is not too tight so it does not interfere with circulation and joint movements.
6. Rub the area with a cloth wrung out of cold water (tap water) immediately after removing the compress in the morning or after 6-8 hours.
7. Dry the area thoroughly. Compress may be applied once or twice a day.

Note: It is best to apply a heating compress at night just before retiring.

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farmeric November 9th, 2011

Cold compress is a cloth wrung or twisted from cold or ice water which may be applied to any part of the body surface.

Benefits of Cold Compress:

1. Relieves pain due to edema or trauma.
2. Prevents and relieves head congestion.
3. Slows heart rate if applied over the heart.
4. Constrict blood vessels, decreasing local blood flow.
5. Decreases tendency to bleed due to vaso-constriction.
6. Lowers body temperature when applied over at least fourth of body surface, or when applied on the forehead or nape.
7. Stops nosebleed when applied on the nasal area.

Things Needed for Cold Compress

1. Washcloth or face towel or any clean piece of cloth. The size should be proportionate to the area to be treated. For convulsions use bath towels.
2. A basin of ice water, 2/3 full.
3. One bath towel

Cold Compress Procedures

1. Wring compress cloth from ice water. Be sure it does not drip.
2. Apply snugly on the area to be treated.
3. Change or renew compress every 2-3 minutes.
4. Treatment time for decongestion - 20-30 minutes; for fever - continuously, or as long as there is fever.
5. At the end of the treatment, dry body part thoroughly with the towel and avoid chilling.

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