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The sterile dressings are held securely in place by the incorporated conforming bandage and are fantastic at providing initial protection from infection whilst en-route to hospital. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

They can be used on a variety of wound types such as ulcers, partial thickness burns, lacerations, and post-operative wounds.

If a sterile dressing isn’t available you can use a clean piece of non-fluffy material as an improvised dressing, secured in place with a strip of cloth. Unfortunately the knob on the replacement is also broken but I am just going to try glueing it back on. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. If you have a choice between cotton gauze and non-woven material and both are sterile, use the non-woven material for wound contact because it will not leave lint in the wound. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.There are three main types of dressing you are likely to use in basic first aid; normal sterile wound dressings, low adherent dressing pads and adhesive dressings. To apply, hold the adhesive dressing facing downwards and carefully peel back the protective cover to expose the pad. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information.

Regular gauze pads can actually adhere to the wound, and when removed, regular gauze pads can abruptly rip off any newly grown skin tissue.

Non-Adherent dressings provide wound care protection and absorb fluids without damaging skin tissue.