Method for the cleansing of wounds using an aerosol container having liquid wound cleansing solution

In a method for irrigating a wound and/or abrasion with a wound cleansing aqueous saline solution of approximately 0.9% w/v dispensed from a hand-held aerosol container with the liquid wound cleansing solution disposed therein and to be dispensed through a manually operable valve, providing a propellant in the container which provides a pressure for propelling the wound cleansing solution through the valve, sizing the valve and selecting the pressure whereby when the manually actuated valve is activated, it provides a stream of liquid wound cleansing solution which is substantially equivalent in volume and in pressure to that generated by a human hand-held 30 to 60 milliliter syringe having an 18 gauge needle mounted thereon and grasping the container with the hand, actuating the valve with the same hand and positioning the hand with the container therein to direct the stream of wound cleansing solution coming from the valve toward the wound or abrasion to irrigate and cleanse the wound and/or abrasion.