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 ofapplication

2 forms of application

Dry Moist

Cold Cold Heat 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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