Heat and Cold Application Prepared by : Salwa Maghrabi Teacher Assistant Nursing Department
Feb 09, 2016
Heat and Cold Application
Prepared by :Salwa Maghrabi
Teacher AssistantNursing Department
OUTLINES • Definition of heat and cold application • Heat Application ,Cold Application • Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold.• Appling heat and cold .• Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold • Hot Water Bag .• Heat and cold packs • Aquathermia Pad .• Electric Pads .• Compress• Soak • Sitz Bath• Cooling Sponge Bath
OBJECTIVES • Define heat and cold application .• List the indication of using heat and cold application .• Enumerate the contraindication for heat and cold
application.• Understand the guidelines for heat and cold application .• Ability to apply several type of heat and cold application
Definition A therapy applied to body part for local and
systemic effect
Heat Application Indications of Heat application :1- Ache and pain 2- Comfort and relief .3- Client with musculoskeletal problem .
Cold ApplicationCold application is most often used for sport injury .
Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold
1- the first 24 hour after traumatic injury .2- Active hemorrhage .3- Noninflamatory edema.4- Localized malignant tumor .5- Skin disorder .6- Open wound.7- Allergy or hypertensive to cold .
Contraindications to Use Heat and Cold Cont’
Neurosensory Impairment.
Open Wound
Immediately after injury or surgery .
Impaired Circulation
Impaired Mental Status
Appling heat and cold 2 forms of
application
Dry Moist
Cold Heat
Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold
Guidelines in Local Applications of Heat or Cold
Hot Water Bag Safe and effective temperature :
Normal Adult or Child over 2 years
Debilitated or unconscious Adult or child under 2
years
Hot Water Bag
Hot and Cold Packs
Aquathermia Pad Is pad constructed with tubes containing
water .
Electric Pads Guideline for applying electric
pad :1- Do not insert sharp object.2- Ensure the body area are dry.3- Use pads with a preset heating switch .4- Do not place the pad under the client .
Compress is a moist gauze dressing applied to a wound . it can be either cold or warm .
Soak immersing a body part in a solution or to
wrapping a part in gauze dressing and then saturating the dressing with a solution .
Sitz Bath Used to sock the client pelvic area. to provide Sitz Bath :
Cooling Sponge Bath to reduce the client fever .Temperature for cooling sponge bath range
from .
Cooling Sponge Bath Cont’
To provide cooling sponge bath , the nurse should :
Cooling Sponge Bath Cont’
To provide cooling sponge bath , the nurse should :
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