Bandaging products are available to dress a wound in which the dressing layer, absorbent layer, and usually the fixing layer, are combined in one bandage. The layer that is in contact with the wound is usually made of non-absorbent and non-adherent material, which allows moisture through to the absorbent core of the bandage. The outer layer is usually moisture-repellent to prevent wound fluid leaking out.
- Wound Dressing Pad.
A sterile dressing, consisting of an absorbent cellulose core, a moisture-repellent outer layer and a wound dressing layer. The layer in contact with the wound consists of a membrane made of cellulose, cotton or synthetic fibres.
Dressing pads are available in many different sizes and thicknesses and there are different ways to fix them. Some pads need to be fixed with a separate adhesive plaster, a bandage or a net bandage. Other products come with an adhesive plaster layer. This layer consists of a carrier made of linen, viscose or synthetic fibres, onto which an adhesive has been applied. The adhesive is made up of a mixture of zinc oxide and rubber, or the more skin-friendly polyacrylate. There are also differences in terms of water-repellent, air permeable and stretch properties. Examples of a dressing pad include elastoplasts or eye pads.
- Emergency Bandage.
Sterile pad made of compressed white cotton wool or cellulose, wrapped in hydrophilic gauze. A strip of hydrophilic gauze is attached to the two sides of the pad. This bandage is used primarily in emergency situations. The emergency bandage is folded and packed in such a way that it can be rapidly and hygienically applied to the wound at the site of the accident.
The emergency bandage is available in four standard sizes:
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- No. 1 (12 x 12 cm).
- No. 2 (18 x 18 cm).
- No. 3 (18 x 28 cm).
- No. 4 (28 x 28 cm).
