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Chapter 10
Bandaging Wounds
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Dressings (1 of 2)
A dressing covers an open wound and
touches the wound.
Whenever possible, a dressing should be:Sterile
Larger than the wound
Thick, soft, and copressibleLint free
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Dressings (2 of 2)
!urpose of using a dressing:
"ontrol bleeding
!revent infection andcontaination
Absorb blood and wound drainage
!rotect wound fro further in#ur$
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Applying a Sterile Dressing
Wash $our hands and wear
edical e%a gloves.
&se a dressing large enough to
e%tend over the wound.
"over the dressing with a
bandage.
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Bandages (1 of 2)
Should be clean but need not be sterile
"an be used to:
'old a dressing in place.
Appl$ pressure over a dressing.
!revent or reduce swelling.
!rovide support and stabilit$ for ane%treit$ or #oint.
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Bandages (2 of 2)
Signs that a bandage a$ be too tight:
Blue tinge on fingernails or toenails
Blue or pale skin color
"oldness of e%treit$
(nabilit$ to ove fingers or toes
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Types of Bandages
)oller bandages
Self*adhering, conforing bandages
+aue rollers
-lastic roller bandages
Triangular bandages
Adhesive tape Adhesive strips
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Applying a Cravat Bandage (1of 3)
To the head:
!lace iddle of bandage over the
dressing and wrap around the bod$part.
"ross the two ends snugl$ over each
other.
Bring ends back around to where
dressing is and tie ends in knot.
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Applying a Cravat Bandage (2of 3)
To the ar or leg:
Wrap center of bandage over the
dressing.
With one end, ake one turn going up
the e%treit$ and another turn going
down.
Tie bandage off over the dressing.
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Applying a Cravat Bandage (3 of 3)
To the pal of the hand:
ill pal with bulk$ dressing or pad and
close fingers.
Wrap bandage, crossing over the
fingers and around the wrist.
Tie the bandage off at the wrist.
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Applying a Roller Bandage (1 of 2)
Spiral ethod:
/ake two straight anchoring
turns with the bandage.
Wrap with criss*cross 0figure*
eight turns1.
inish with two straight turns
and secure the bandage.
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Applying a Roller Bandage (2 of 2)
igure*of*-ight ethod:
Anchor bandage with one or
two turns.
"ontinue alternating the
turns in figure*of*eight
aneuver until bod$ part is
secured.
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Secring Bandages (1 of 2)
Loop ethod:
)everse direction of bandageb$ looping it around a thub or
finger."ontinue back to the opposite
side of the bod$ part.
-ncircle part with the loopedend and the free end.
Tie ends together.
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Secring Bandages (2 of 2)
Split*tail ethod:
Split end of bandagelengthwise for about 23
inches.Tie in a knot to prevent
further splitting.
!ass ends in oppositedirections around bod$part and tie.