Types of dressings
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- Dry Gauze is used for what on wounds?
- Absorbing exudate. Mostly used on surgical wounds.
- Wet-to-Dry Gauze is used for what on a wound .
- Absorbing exudate and debride moist necrotic wounds.
- Wet-to-Moist Gauze is used for on a wound?
- Absorbing exudate, debride of moist necrotic tissue, and used on infected wounds.
- Odor-Absorbent dressings are used on what wounds?
- Wounds with moderate drainage and neutalized odor in necrotic wounds.
- Collagens are used on wounds?
- 2nd degree burns and tunneled wounds.
- Non-adherent dressings are used on what wounds?
- Abrasions, lacerations, skin grafts and donor sites.
- Composite dressings are used on what wounds?
- Partial to full thickness.
- Hydrocolloids are good for what type of wounds?
- Wounds with minimal to moderate exudate and partial-thickness wounds. Promotes autolytic debridement.
- Hydrogels are used on what type of wounds?
- Abrasions, minor burns, 1st and 2nd degree burns, and donor sites.
- Foams provide what to heavily exudating wounds?
- Thermal insulation and a moist wound environment.
- Transparent Adhesive Films are used on what wounds with minimal exudate?
- Used on superficial wounds in final stages of healing.
- Alginates helps wounds with what?
- Aide in debridement of sloughing wound.