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RE: [RC] saline solution - Peery, Sandra

Contact solution that you buy in stores is also a saline solution that I have heard is good to keep in a first aid kit.


From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Beth Walker
Sent: Wed 2007-10-10 14:33
To: Ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] saline solution

I looked around on the net, and found several recipes.  Of course, they all had slightly different ratios or units ....

from http://www.geocities.com/vnarn_nj/  (Home health nurse) :  1/4 teaspoon to 1 cup water 
Somebody check me, but I think this is equivalent to 2 teaspoons salt to 1 quart water.

2 teaspoons to 1 quart water    (gee - they agree)

  1 teaspoon to 1 quart water

Sue's recipe splits the difference.  :)

One thing mentioned in several areas was that it should be made fresh, as bacteria can grow in saline solution, so it isn't a good idea to make up a big batch and keep it around for a week.

On Oct 10, 2007, at 11:07 AM, sue romero wrote:

 
 
I don't know if this is the right ratio for wound care, but I found this mixture in Nancy Loving's book "All Horse Systems Go", in reference to irrigation for eye injuries.
 
1/2  tablespoon salt to 1 quart water.
 
Hope this helps.
:-)
Susan
 
Susan Norris-Romero
Susan Norris Art Studio
#10 Bartlett Mesa Road
Raton, NM   87740


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