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A method for irrigation of a wound, wherein the method involves the use of a reservoir housing containing a wound irrigation solution and a discharge means attached thereto, wherein the discharge means has multiple ports for directing a stream of the solution at a wound at an appropriate pressure.

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1. A method for irrigating a wound, said method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a sterile wound-irrigation solution in a wound irrigation device comprising a reservoir housing, wherein said wound irrigation device comprises a discharge means that directs a pressurized stream of said wo

1. A method for irrigating a wound, said method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a sterile wound-irrigation solution in a wound irrigation device comprising a reservoir housing, wherein said wound irrigation device comprises a discharge means that directs a pressurized stream of said wound irrigation solution when said reservoir housing is pressurized, wherein said reservoir housing is made of a resilient compressible material and wherein said discharge means comprises a plurality of ports through which said wound irrigation solution passes when the reservoir housing is compressed;(b) directing the discharge means and reservoir housing so as to discharge the wound-irrigation solution toward said wound; and(c) discharging said wound-irrigation solution from said reservoir housing and through said ports to produce a stream of said wound-irrigation solution directed at said wound. 2. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said wound-irrigation solution is discharged from said ports at a pressure between about 4 PSI and about 20 PSI. 3. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said ports have a diameter that is between that of a 10 gauge hypodermic needle and a 30 gauge hypodermic needle. 4. The method, according to claim 1, wherein from 250 ml to 750 ml of wound irrigation solution is applied to said wound. 5. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said discharge means has four ports. 6. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said device further comprises a backsplash shield. 7. The method, according to claim 6, wherein said backsplash shield is hemi-spherical. 8. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said discharge means is sterile. 9. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said wound irrigation solution is saline. 10. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said wound irrigation solution comprises an antibacterial component, an antifungal component, or both. 11. The method, according to claim 10, wherein the wound irrigation solution comprises chlorhexidine. 12. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said wound is a surgical site.