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How do you use a cast cooler?
Simply wrap the CastCooler® around your cast daily, and connect a standard household vacuum. After 10 minutes, moisture is removed. Without moisture, bacteria growth (the cause of odor and itch) is reduced. Your cast stays fresh!
How do you make a cast stop itching?
A cast can cause your child’s underlying skin to feel itchy. To relieve itchy skin, turn a hair dryer on a cool setting and aim it under the cast. Don’t allow your child to stick objects, such as a coat hanger, inside the cast to scratch his or her skin. This could cause an injury or infection.
Is it OK to sweat in a cast?
Things to remember: Casts tend to easily absorb water and sweat. If a cast continues to get wet with water or sweat, it can begin to smell. As always, you should talk to your doctor before you begin any type of exercise or physical activity while in a cast.
Can I spray deodorant in my cast?
Skip the beauty products for now. Lotions, deodorants, and body sprays can get on or inside a cast and attract dirt. Because you cannot get a cast wet, there’s not a good way to thoroughly clean them off. It’s best to avoid these products near a cast.
How do I know if my cast is infected?
Signs of infection include: Drainage from the skin under the cast. Pain. Fever….Swelling:
- You have severe or persistent pain.
- Your fingers or toes feel numb, painful, or can’t move.
- The color of your fingernails or toenails change.
Is a bone completely healed when a cast comes off?
During this “remodeling”, the body can straighten the fractured bone by laying new bone on the inside edge, and taking away bone on the outside of the angled area. In young children, bones can remodel fairly large angles, healing to appear completely normal within one to two years.
Does itching mean healing?
Myth #9: Wounds itch when healing We all know the feeling: some time after an injury, the affected area will begin to tingle and itch. This goes especially for superficial wounds. And yes – in fact, this itching may indicate that the healing process is well on its way.
Do casts smell?
Unfortunately, a cast can start to stink, and often the smell can become quite bad. Cast odor tends to be most problematic in young children and athletes. Little kids have a hard time keeping the cast dry. Athletes, on the other hand, may not give up their exercise, causing sweat to accumulate under the cast.
How do you shower with a cast on?
Sealable plastic bags can be fit over a cast to keep it safe from water. Newspaper bags, bread bags, or small trash bags usually work well. You would pull a bag over the cast and seal it on top using a rubber band or duct tape. Rubber bands may be gentler on the skin, and allow you to reuse the bag after showering.
Can I put baking soda in my cast?
Odor-Solving Ideas Baking soda: A little baking soda can help to dry up some moisture and cover some of the smell of a stinky cast. Gently powder the cast with a small amount of baking soda. Perfume: Simply covering up the bad smell with a stronger, less annoying odor can help to cover up the problem smell.
Can bones shift in a cast?
Ankle fractures and wrist fractures commonly immobilize the broken bone with a cast, and these joints get moving pretty quickly when out of plaster. This only becomes a problem if the joint has a lot of arthritis. Then even the ankle or wrist gets pretty stuck after casting.