Guest guest Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 I was having a bit of an argument with a cute medic ( Crocker) about something called vascular flush. I was asked by a friend what I would do if I were to undergo a minor, acute traumatic injury (sprain, strain, bruising). I said I would alternate between a hot pack and a cold pack. The idea is that the hot pack increases blood flow, sending nutrients to the affected area, and then the cold causes waste products to be carried away more effectively. From what I understand, it's called vascular flush. It's not changing any process in your body, just maximizing the efficiency of the process that's already occurring. However, whilst discussing this with Crocker, he argued that you should never initiate such a treatment within 48 hours, and challenged me to put it on the listserver and see who agreed with me. I didn't want to, because, to be honest, I thought he was right. The only reason I like it is that it's worked well for me in the past - I have no real clinical evidence to back up my view. However, on deployment for , I discussed it with some nurses and a doctor, who sided with me, so what the heck - What does everyone here think? Alyssa Woods, NREMT-B Sent from the itty bitty keyboard on my iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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