Heat and Cold Application
Heat and Cold Application
Heat and Cold Application
To provide comfort
To promote circulation
To promote suppuration
To promote healing
To stimulate peristalsis
8.Woolen materials absorb moisture slowly, but hold the moisture longer
and cold off less quickly than the cotton materials.
11. The end organs of the sensory nerves of the skin convey the sensation
of cold, heat pain and pressure. The sensation is interpreted in the brain.
diseases
Should not used in acute inflamed areas.
Contraindications of Cold Applications
disorders.
Cold should not be applied on patients with decreased
sensation
Patients with shivering and very low temperature,
Cold should not be applied when there is infected
wound.
Complications
General Instructions
Asses the condition the clients before and after the hot
and cold applications.
Maintain the correct temperature for the entire
hands.
Hot and cold applications must be very carefully used
when the clients is unconscious, anaesthetized or
otherwise unable to respond pain.
Any signs of complications should be recognized early,
4.Skin and tissue integrity (open wounds, broken skin, scar formation,
edema):
Subcutaneous tissues are more sensitive to temperature variations
than are superficial tissues.
(e.g., cold can decrease blood flow to an open wound, thereby
inhibiting healing).