ER physician and wound specialist Troy Madsen, MD, explains why hydrogen peroxide is such a bad idea for first aid and the best way to clean and treat a wound to keep it from getting infected.

It’s time to retire the brown bottle from your first-aid kit and use hydrogen peroxide for cleaning. Doctors and parents alike have been using hydrogen peroxide to disinfect scrapes and keep ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical that is often used for cleaning, disinfecting and stain removal. It is also commonly used as an antiseptic to treat cuts, scrapes or other minor skin wounds. “Hydrogen ...