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2. Emergency Bandage - Wikipedia

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   The Emergency Bandage is an elasticized bandage with a sewn-in non-adhesive pad. They are similar to elastic bandages used to treat sprain injuries, but have three unique features: A sterile non-adherent dressing to allow removing the bandage without reopening a wound. [2]

3. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Examples are: Gauze, lint, adhesive bandage (plasters), and cotton wool. The main aim is to protect the wound from bacterial contamination. They are also used for secondary dressing. Gauze dressing is made up of woven or non-woven fibres of cotton, rayon, and polyester. Gauze dressing are capable of absorbing discharge from wound but requires ...

4. Gauze sponge - Wikipedia

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   In addition to its many sizes, plys, and fabrics, gauze sponges can also be sterile and non-sterile. The open weave design of gauze sponges assists with the removal of dead tissue from the skin surface as well as vertically wick fluid from the wound onto any secondary dressing to assist with preventing maceration of skin tissue. [1]

5. First aid kit - Wikipedia

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   Adhesive bandages (band-aids, sticking plasters) - can include ones shaped for particular body parts, such as knuckles Moleskin – for blister treatment and prevention; Dressings (sterile, applied directly to the wound) Sterile eye pads; Sterile gauze pads; Sterile non-adherent pads, containing a non-stick teflon layer

6. Occlusive dressing - Wikipedia

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   These dressings are generally made with a waxy coating so as to provide a total seal, and as a result do not have the absorbent properties of gauze pads. They are typically used to treat open, or "sucking," chest wounds (open pneumothorax) to prevent a tension pneumothorax (a serious complication of a simple pneumothorax). In that case, they ...

7. Gauze - Wikipedia

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   Gauze veil Tutu Gauze swab Gauze balls. Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave.In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn, keeping the weft firmly in place. [1]