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Posts in Wound Care

University of Pittsburgh Xylazine Wound Care Guide (English & Spanish)

University of Pittsburgh Xylazine Wound Care Guide (English & Spanish)

Wound CareLindsey MoranoJune 27, 2025xylazine, wound, wound care, abscess, pus, tranq, english, spanish, español, espanol, xilacina

Wound Care 101: A Zine from TestRI

Wound Care 101: A Zine from TestRI

Wound CareLindsey MoranoJune 27, 2025batch1, text, wound, wound care, injection, abscess, pus, redness, syringe, vein

Wound Care & Medical Triage Guide for People Who Use Drugs and the Programs That Serve Them

Wound Care & Medical Triage Guide for People Who Use Drugs and the Programs That Serve Them

Wound CareLindsey MoranoOctober 23, 2023harm reduction, drug use, drugs, addiction, substance use, person who uses drugs, person who injects drugs, drug user, IV, IM, shooting up, finding vein, vein, needle, syringe, aftercare, abscess, abscesses, first aid, first-aid, emergency, emergency room, ER, antibiotics, drug user health, drug use health, fever, minor, skin issues, numbness, bruising, ulcer, redness, infection, hot, painful, skin care, guide, infections, sores, blood, circulation, feet, foot, eating, oral, stomach, wound care, skin, wound

Assessing and Understanding Common Wounds

Assessing and Understanding Common Wounds

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoOctober 21, 2023text, batch1, first aid, first-aid, emergency, emergency room, ER, antibiotics, redness, fever, infection, hot, painful, cotton fever, cottons, abscess, care, first, aid, doctor, antibiotic, wound

Wound & Abscess Care for People Who Use Drugs

Wound & Abscess Care for People Who Use Drugs

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoOctober 20, 2023text, english, safe, inject, vein, abscess, wound, care, injection, cellulitis, endocarditis, sepsis, arteries, infection, fever, botulism, disease, illness, complication, batch3

Cuidado del Absceso

Cuidado del Absceso

Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: When to seek medical care (& Why)

Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: When to seek medical care (& Why)

Wound CareLindsey MoranoOctober 17, 2023text, batch1

Endocarditis

Endocarditis

Wound CareLindsey MoranoSeptember 29, 2023text, batch3

Abscess Care & Treatment for People Who Use Drugs

Abscess Care & Treatment for People Who Use Drugs

Wound CareLindsey MoranoSeptember 29, 2023text

What is Cellulitis?

What is Cellulitis?

Wound CareLindsey MoranoSeptember 29, 2023text

Xylazine Wound Care: A Guide!

Xylazine Wound Care: A Guide!

Work in progress by Kim Sue and Natalie Stahl compiled with help of wound care wisdom of Tehya Johnson, Claire Zagorksi, & Bill Kinkle

Drug Specific, Wound CareLindsey MoranoMarch 16, 2023batch2, xylazine, tranq, sleep, tranq dope, depress, down, route, administration, overdose

Shooting up & not f*ing it up (Skin Care Guide for People Who Inject Drugs)

Shooting up & not f*ing it up (Skin Care Guide for People Who Inject Drugs)

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoAugust 22, 2022text, featured safer injection, IV, IM, shooting, needle, needles, syringe, aftercare, abscess, abcesses, first aid, first-aid, emergency, emergency room, ER, antibiotics, drug user health, drug use health, collapse, DVT, deep vein thrombosis, sepsis, fever, minor, skin, issues, numbness, bruising, ulcer, redness, infection, hot, painful, cotton fever, cottons, damage, swollen, necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, skin issues, guide, infections, sores, blood, circulation, artery, arteries, citric, acid, vitamin, vitamin C, muscles, muscular, arms, arm, leg, legs, groin, feet, foot, routes of administration, ROA, administration, infufflation, nose, bump, bumping, eating, oral, stomach, wound care, skin care, wound, hospital, doctors, nurses, urgent care, fact sheet, batch1

Safer Injection and Wound Care

Safer Injection and Wound Care

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoAugust 17, 2022video, IV, IM, shooting up, needle, syringe, aftercare, abscess, abscesses, first aid, emegency, emergency, emergency room, ER, antibiotics, drug user health, drug use health, collapse, DVT, deep vein thrombosis, sepsis, fever, minor, skin issues, numbness, bruising, ulcer, redness, infection, hot, painful, cotton fever, cottons, damage, swollen, necrotizing fasciitis, cellulitis, skin, skin care, guide, infections, sores, blood, circulation, artery, arteries, citric, acid, vitamin, vitamin C, muscles, muscular, arms, arm, leg, legs, groin, feet, foot, batch1

Wound Care Zine

Wound Care Zine

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoJuly 12, 2022text, english, injection, intravascular, intramuscular, subcutaneous, IV, IM, shooting up, finding veins, veins, needles, needle, syringe, vein, aftercare, collapse, DVT, deep vein thrombosis, sepsis, hepatitis C, blood, poisoning, cellulitis, tetanus, cotton fever, staph, strep, MRSA, osteomyelitis, abscess, prevention, alcohol, saline, puss, ooze, self care, draining, circulation, artery, arteries, arms, legs, groin, rectum, roa, administration, wound care, skin care, skin, wound, routes of administration, treatment, healthcare, zine, endocarditis, batch3

Wound Care Pamphlet

Wound Care Pamphlet

Safer Injection, Wound CareLindsey MoranoOctober 5, 2020text, featured safer injection, wound, care, swelling, redness, fever, heat, pain, infection, missed, shots, self, self-care, cellulitis, blood poisoning, tetanus, cotton, cotton fever, staph, strep, MRSA, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, antibiotic, sepsis, swollen, abcesses, pus, alcohol prep, alcohol pad, saline, gauze, emergency, emergency room, ER, antibiotics, hot, painful, cottons, abscess, first, aid, doctor, batch1

Cuidado de Absceso: Una Guia para Reducción de Daños

Cuidado de Absceso: Una Guia para Reducción de Daños