Probably a numpty question, but what is formenting?

[LizzieJ]

Apparently it's to do with treating minor wounds but I've never heard of it

Google doesn't seem to know either

 

[Storminateacup]

I think, formenting is applying a hot poultice that will "draw". ie pus out of a wound, splinter etc. Its an old term often applied to such as kaolin poultice. And very effective too.

 

[LizzieJ]

Thank you

 

[mainpower]

Foment..... usualy dipping a cloth into water as hot as your skin can bear, wringing out, then applying to a wound to draw any muck up, then repeating when the cloth cools.

 

[JanetGeorge]

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Apparently it's to do with treating minor wounds but I've never heard of it

Google doesn't seem to know either

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That's because you should be asking about foment (no r)

Basically using wet heat to encourage the cleansing of a wound, draw out pus etc. Very effective. You can use plain water (as hot as your hand can stand) or add salt - use a CLEAN cloth. Refresh the cloth as often as necessary to keep it above blood temperature. To draw a really dry abcess that is not open takes 10 minutes of fomentation 5-6 times a day!

 

[LizzieJ]

The question definitely says formenting! It's on an NVQ paper that my housemate and I were doing for fun and neither of us had heard of it

 

[ester]

you are doing NVQ papers for fun..........................?????????

 

[Chico Mio]

Well, whoever wrote it is illiterate; it's either fermenting or fomenting the word formenting does not exist.

Unless it means holidaying in Formentera

 

[LizzieJ]

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you are doing NVQ papers for fun..........................?????????

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Just to check we could pass! She is a lecturer and was looking at old papers. This was on last years NVQ3 paper! Luckily, I knew all the rest

 

[Storminateacup]

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Well, whoever wrote it is illiterate; it's either fermenting or fomenting the word formenting does not exist.

Unless it means holidaying in Formentera

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Have to agree too it got no r - even though i spelt it the same by copying!

 

[JanetGeorge]

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The question definitely says formenting! It's on an NVQ paper that my housemate and I were doing for fun and neither of us had heard of it

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I'm not surprised! The standard of proof-reading in educational documents these days is pretty appalling (assuming the person writing the paper could spell - and that's probably unlikely too!

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[dieseldog]

I thought Formenting was tormenting someone via a Forum

 

[Mike007]

I agree this is probably fomenting, but in the back of my mind I have a feeling I have seen it spelt as formenting, maybe its our dyslexic colonial cousins at work again.(not that I am any good at spelling,but at least I dont pretend its right)

 

[LizzieJ]

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I thought Formenting was tormenting someone via a Forum

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PMSL, that's brilliant DD