Blind? Is iodophor the same as iodine

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Is iodophor the same as iodine wine? Many people have this kind of trouble. If they have wounds on their body, they go to the drugstore and don't know which one to buy. Although they are all disinfectants, is the usage of the wound the same? Let's learn about the same of iodophor and iodine.

Blind? Is iodophor the same as iodine

First: iodophor and iodine, because the name sounds very similar, so when you buy it, you are not sure which one you need. In fact, iodine and iodophor are also used to disinfect skin wounds or medical devices, and the effect is very good, but the ingredients they contain are different, especially after the use of damaged skin, the feeling will be very obvious, iodophor will not have too much feeling after use, but iodine contains alcohol, so the wound will be very painful after use.

Second: iodophor and iodine in the use of the process need to use different methods. In short, the most easy way to distinguish iodophor from iodine wine is that iodophor is complex iodine. In normal use, you can choose the appropriate proportion of iodophor according to the parts you need to disinfect and the degree of injury.

Third: when the iodine is disinfected on the skin, when it is about to dry after wiping, it must be wiped off with 70% alcohol. This process is called deiodination. The following is a brief introduction, I hope patients can accurately use iodine and iodophor according to their own conditions.

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Usage of iodine wine: containing iodine, potassium iodide and ethanol. Specification: 2%, 5%. For disinfection of skin and surgical site, 2% iodine tincture or 3% - 5% iodine tincture was used to wipe the skin, and then 70% ethanol was used to wipe the iodine after it was slightly dry.