If you had skin that took four hours every day to bandage to keep you alive .

This is the skin of someone living with (EB) Epidermolysis Bullosa , a genetic disorder that affects the body’s largest organ (the skin )

In international epidermolysis bullosa awareness week , pharmaplast supports you with a soft and gentle silicone dressings  that ensures removal of the dressings without pain or trauma to the delicate new Tissues .

ESPUMA® Gentle Transfer is composed of thin polyurethane foam layer, but without polyurethane top sheet, so that the dressing can transfer exudates away from the wound into a secondary absorbent dressing.

Silotull® is double side coated with Silicone adhesive  . Silotull® is not absorbent, but contains apertures or pores that allow the passage of exudate into a secondary absorbent dressing.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:fr]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:es]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:de]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:pt]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:ru]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:pl]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:it]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:ce]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:ar]For decades bandages have helped to heal the wounds, cuts and scrapes of millions of families and individuals, worldwide. Band aids started out as a protective strip of cloth, Earle Dickson invented to protect his wife Josephine from the cuts and bruises she received while performing her daily at- home tasks. However, it was not until 1920 that the first aid bandage made its way to the open market. From 1920, when the first ideal of band aids was initially introduced, and to the birth of its existence, first aid bandages continue to be a staple in millions of homes. It is the most preferred healing brand of medical and non- medical facilities worldwide. Through all the dramatic changes, first aid bandages, are the most loved and most used products in the world, when it comes to healing minor cuts and bruises.

Common Types of Bandages and Usages

First aid bandages offer a one brand fits all kind of packaging. If you have a small or large cut, scrape or bruise, first aid bandages are healing products that helps you to heal. Some of the most common types of bandages and their uses include:

Lipo- Colloid Bandages

The Lipo- Colloid Bandages are particularly safe and effective in covering seeping wounds, and preventing the skin from sticking to the bandage. The special lipo- colloid coating acts as a protective layer of protection, that absorbs both blood and wound exudates.

Haemostatic bandages

Haemostatic bandages are ideal for protecting surface wounds. The adhesive covering, allows the wound to breathe, while haemostatic padding enhances blood clotting. The bandages are made of alginate non woven material to ease the pressure of the adhesive backing, once the bandage is placed over the wound. Ideal solution for minor cuts, and abrasions!

Typical first aid bandages

These first aid supplies are great for commercial industry workers such as restaurant employees, deli workers and caters. The blue metal detectable strips, plaster and dressings are wash proof, and aids in preventing cross contamination of foods and fluids. These first aid products are breathable, stretchable and germ resistant. The metal detectable strips are easily identified by its blue backing, or metal.

Super absorbent bandages

Each individual bandage can cover a small scrape, hide a nasty cut or protect a slight bruise. The padded covering on the back absorbs blood and fluids and prevents bacteria from entering the wound. Each bandage is hypoallergenic and safe for all skin types. This first aid bandage is made from rigid, flexible, and stretchable materials to ensure that each bandage stays in place.

Anti-microbial bandages

This is a bandage that promotes healing, and protects wounds, while building up a resistance to bacteria is an ideal solution for children and adults. The antimicrobial contents working in combination with the absorbent padding is believed to enhance the healing process.

Summary

First aid bandages are consistently improving, as the demand for better products continues to grow. As a result, newer and higher quality of products are making its way to the open market. From 1920 until present day, the bandages have kept families safe, while promoting its own power of external healing. First aid bandages are a part of history that keeps getting better, year after year. Earle Dickson discovered the power of cloth healing and took it further than our wildest imagination.[:]

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:fr]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:es]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:de]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:pt]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:ru]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:pl]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:it]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:ce]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

[:ar]Introduction

Study after study, as well as field operations use (i.e., at emergency care facilities, nursing homes, etc.), have revealed the many wonderful advantages of soft silicone when used in wound care dressings, gels and adhesives.  Here are just a few of those now-proven advantages:

1. This material belongs to a special class of solids which are naturally soft and tacky and which adhere well–that is, with few complications–to sensitive surfaces, such as damaged skin.  In fact, silicone gel therapy remains one of the most highly recommended forms of scar management options.
2. Soft silicone has proven over and over again to possess low toxicity (if any).  This well-established biocompatibility has been confirmed by medical research information sources like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
3. Dressings made of this material to date have rarely been shown to elicit or be involved in adverse skin reactions.  Things of this nature are closely monitored by agencies like the Center for Devices & Radiation Health (CDRH), the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiologic Health, and the FDA in general.
4. Soft silicone doesn’t lend itself well to being absorbed by the skin, which reduces chances of allergic or toxic reactions.
5. This line of healing products is often covered with hydrophobic soft silicone layers that are tacky to the touch–this can help to keep wounds dry, thereby reducing chances for infection and skin rashes.
6. Soft silicone dressings and adhesives tend to not stick to healing, highly-sensitive wounds while, at the same time, sticking to surrounding skin.  This marvelous property means less time is spent changing dressings and, in the long run, the fewer delays involved in the process save hospitals money.
7. These products are designed to minimize skin trauma due to dressing/adhesive removal.  They also excel at not tearing skin up like some taped adhesives—i.e., adhesives containing hydroabietic acid or wood rosin.
8. These products don’t leave any adhesive residues on the skin when removed–amazingly, this applies even when removal is conducted hastily.
9. Soft silicone dressings help to minimize pain experienced either when applying or removing dressings and adhesives.  This is significant because studies have shown that pain-induced anxiety and stress can negatively affect wound healing outcomes.
10. Soft silicone dressings offer excellent absorbency capacity, even for wounds that exude copiously and continuously.

Conclusion

Soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives are the way to go when it comes to responsible, proactive wound care. This material, quite simply, has all the qualities you want in these products, without the complications and dangers inherent in other materials that have been tried over time.

In fact, other amazing benefits of soft silicone dressings, gels and adhesives include:

• They generally don’t stick to hair, thus alleviating the fear that most people associate with dressings making contact with any hairy part of the body.
• They don’t naturally attract (as other materials do) dead or dry skin cells—one of the reasons soft silicone products leave the skin undamaged and intact when removed.
• They can easily be re-attached after being removed (possibly for bathing or for other reasons) without a significant amount of adhesion being lost.
• They are very flexible and easily conform to unique body parts (i.e., elbows, knees, the neck, etc.).

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Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:fr]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:es]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:de]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:pt]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:ru]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:pl]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:it]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:ce]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:ar]Introduction

Post-operative and transparent film dressings don’t just make work easier for healthcare providers dealing with wound-afflicted patients, they in fact save lives by preventing a number of potentially fatal problems and by making many proactive wound care strategies possible.

Here are 10 supporting facts:

1. These products are water, miscellaneous liquids, and bacterial colonies impermeable, while at the same time being permeable to atmospheric gases and moisture vapor.  In best case scenarios, as a matter of fact, you want bio-occlusive dressings that allow oxygen (needed by fibrocytes to help form new tissue) to get through while also letting excess exudates or fluids to keep draining properly.
2. They can help keep a close eye on necrotic and marginally gangrenous tissue.  During the Civil War gangrenous limbs were peremptorily removed, which is why so many of the men who fought in that war ended up permanently crippled.
   Today, however, many such injuries have better outcomes because of antibiotics, better-informed wound management protocols and the availability of high-quality, dependable and bio-efficient post-op and transparent film dressings from reputable sources (e.g., Pharmaplast).
3. They can help spot problems and shortcomings with IV line connections. Two such potentially serious problems are catheter tip dislocation and blood continuously seeping into the catheter.  Not addressed, either one of these problems (which are more likely to be spotted when using transparent dressings) can lead to serious medical repercussions.
4. They can help healthcare providers assess whether 2nd or 3rd degree burns are healing appropriately.  Burns are a very special type of wound.  If they fail to heal at a reasonable pace (or don’t heal at all), then something may be afoot beyond the injury–maybe you’ve got an undiagnosed diabetic or maybe an infection is developing, especially if you have redness and too much fluid (or pus) building up.
5. They can help induce healthy drainage by possessing unique hydrophilic qualities . . . some types of drainage are actually a good thing but it isn’t easy to naturally motivate the body to do so safely.  You want a wound to stay moist from 25% to 75%–moisture exceeding that is probably in the realm of an infection.
6. They can help provide a healing-assisting moist environment . . . dryness can hinder healing in many cases.  The eschar (scab) that generally forms over a wound, the body’s lame way of protecting the area, may actually dry things out, which isn’t a good thing.  The cells that repair damaged skin work best in a moist environment.
7. Transparent film dressings can deliver all the benefits of surgical tape while at the same time providing bacterial, viral and waterproof barriers.
8. The best brands of transparent film dressings have the unique quality of being able to dissipate shear and friction.  Shear and friction are two types of motion dynamics forces which are often associated with pressure ulcers—most commonly found in bed-ridden patients.

“Sheet burns” is one of the terms used to describe what friction (constant rubbing of skin against surfaces, like bed sheets) is responsible for inducing.  Pressure ulcers are more than just discomforting and painful—they can be deadly if they lead to antibiotic-resistant infections or, in worst case scenarios, inflammation-induced cancerous neoplasms.

9. Dressings that can’t conform to intricate human body parts or flex with the constant movement of patients tend to come off in potentially life-threatening ways by making infections more likely, dislodging catheter tips, etc.  High quality dressings, though, obviate many of these problems.
10. The best post-op and transparent film dressings offer superior application qualities such as by having picture frame borders, manageable stickiness, and a natural affinity for human skin.

Conclusion

Although medical personnel may be familiar with some (if not all) of these life-preserving qualities, many people are probably unaware of how important high-quality post-op and transparent film dressings are in the healthcare theater.

Their importance is easily tabulated in terms of cost-savings, less time spent treating wounds, and prevention/reduction of complications–more importantly, post-operative and transparent film dressings help save human lives by promoting and making possible proactive and strategically preventive wound care management.[:]

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:fr]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:es]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:de]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:pt]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:ru]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:pl]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:it]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:ce]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:ar]Effectively dressing wounds and ulcers has long been a challenge for medical staff and professionals. This is especially true for elderly patients who suffer from pressure sores, handicapped patients who cannot adjust their limbs to avoid accruing sores and those who cannot reposition themselves independently.

Fortunately, advances in wound care and wound care dressings, have been significant enough to allow for dressings to remain in place longer while offering greater resistance to microbes and infection. Three types of wound dressings represent major innovations in wound care. They are; hydrocolloid dressings, hydrogel dressings, and foam dressings.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

These dressings feature a special design containing a gelatin application surface which is held in place by a specially formulated adhesive. When applied, the bandage is self-adhering and water proof- providing a strong seal against the skin from the external environment. Best of all, the gelatin compound does not adhere to the wound itself. This allows the bandage to be changed without the loss or disruption of scab formations or other recently healed tissue. The adhesive, however, does stick to the surrounding intact skin. This makes an excellent seal within which an ideal environment for both protection and healing to take place. These dressings have the disadvantage of not allowing for air or fluid exchange which can be detrimental to healing if left on too long. These dressings are meant to endure in situations where they may be damaged.

Hydrocolloid Features

• Doesn’t adhere to the wound
• Easy to apply
• Can be used with compression products
• Minimal disruption to healing
• Not intended for infected wounds
• Can be dislodged by heavy exudate
• Inhibits wound assessment
• May curl at the edges
• Can cause hyper granulation
• Surrounding skin may begin to macerate

Hydrogel Dressings

These advanced dressings were designed to facilitate the exchange of fluid on the surface of a wound. Unlike Hydrocolloid, they provide a semipermeable surface that allows the normal discharge of sodium to take place as damaged tissue is replaced and covered over by healthy tissue. These bandages are usually composed of about 90% water suspended in a gelatin base. Some hydrogels have a cooling effect on the wound which helps to reduce the pain felt by the patient. While hydrogel bandages are excellent for promoting healing by permitting fluid exchange, they are not as resistant to damage and infection as Hydrocolloid. Hydrogel is best used in strictly controlled medical settings where damage to the dressing is a minimal risk.

Useful for

• Brûlures légères
• Dry wounds
• Painful wounds
• Partial/full thickness wounds
• Radiation damage

Foam Dressings

Foam wound dressings are specially designed to address one of the most pressings requirements of wound care, the creation of a moist environment which is conducive to healing. These semipermeable polyurethane wound dressings do not attract lint and do not adhere to the wound. The sponge-like nature of the foam material used has the dual effect of holding moisture while allowing air to move around the treated area. These dressings are ideal for wounds with a high volume of exudate to be removed, otherwise, the wound may become excessively dry.

 [:]

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:fr]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:es]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:de]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:pt]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:ru]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:pl]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:it]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:ce]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

 [:ar]Introduction

Intravenous lines or catheters are some of the most useful and relatively inexpensive tools in healthcare settings.  Thanks to their use, medicines are delivered directly into the bloodstream quickly, efficiently and, in most cases, safely.

In fact, it’s fair to say that IV lines/catheters, when properly administered, save time, money, and most important of all, lives.  Then again, if misused or improperly secured, these same life-saving tools can lead to some very serious medical complications, including:

•  Catheter Occlusions

A catheter occlusion, a fancy word for “blockage,” can result if caregivers are prevented from aspirating blood and flushing central lines, things that need to be done on a regular basis.  Occlusions can be either non-thrombotic or thrombotic (resulting from a “thrombus” or vessel-wall-adhering blood clot).  From 40 to 50 percent of occlusions are non-thrombotic, resulting from catheter mal-positioning, medication precipitates, unfavorable catheter-tip location, or the use of poor-quality dressings to secure the catheter.

• Catheter-Tip Migration

If blood return isn’t seen, then catheter-tip migration might be to blame.  It’s in fact not unusual for the tip to get disconnected from the superior vena cava.  Such possibilities partly hinge on the quality of the catheters; non-tunneled dialysis catheters, generally made of sturdier materials than PICCs, for example, tend to succumb more easily to this problem.  Other things that can dislodge the tip include push-pause flushing methods, power flushing, suctioning and vomiting.

• Bleeding/Hematomas

There should be minimal bleeding after a catheter insertion.  Then again, some things can increase the chance for bleeding, including poor insertion techniques, the type of catheter, and some lab results (e.g., previously unrecognized indications of diabetes).  If inserting a catheter, mitigate bleeding at the site in advance of applying the dressing.  Should bleeding persist, put a gauze dressing under a transparent dressing.  Make sure that the dressings are changed regularly.

•  Catheter Rupture

There is no way to measure pressure accurately that’s been generated by catheter flushing.  In fact, small syringes may lead to increased pressure within catheters.  Occlusions can be responsible for the higher catheter pressures. Also be ware that exerting too much syringe plunger pressure may lead to excessive pressure within catheters, possibly leading to rupture.  Encountering resistance when flushing a catheter can be a clue to stop flushing, lest leakage or a catheter embolus is brought about.

• Swelling

Yet another nasty complication that can come about because of improperly placed or secured IV lines is the awful-looking, painful and often itchy swelling that can be created.  This swelling can also be the result of tendon, nerve or ligament damage as a result of tight taping, improper arm board application or poor venipuncture techniques.  In addition to swelling, the patient may feel extreme pain, muscle contractions, numbness and even paralysis, in extreme cases.

• Phlebitis

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins) is perhaps one of the most common complications involving IV line problems.  This problem seems to be more prevalent with PICCs but can also occur with central lines.  Phlebitis, categorized as mechanical, chemical or bacterial, often leads to pain, erythema and swelling. 

•  Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Thrombosis, one of the most dangerous complications, is the result of platelets adhering to a vein’s tunica intima because of venipuncture-created vessel injury.  Denoting how serious this can be, the vein will often go into “red, painful and swollen” mode. Thrombosis, therefore, makes removal of the catheter necessary, possibly to run an IV line in the other arm, if at all possible. A deep vein thrombosis is so serious that, if dislodged and travels back far enough, it may precipitate a pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.

•  Embolism

An embolism is any obstruction of a blood vessel by a long list of culprits:  fat from broken bones, air bubbles, bacterial masses, cancerous cells, etc. A catheter embolism can occur if the catheter ruptures–a result of using too much pressure when flushing lines.  Other reasons include catheter breakage and migration.  These problems are best prevented by properly securing the catheter with high-quality dressings.

•  Infection

Some of the scariest repercussions of IV lines gone wrong are healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). These are infections that come about forty-eight hours after admission, within three days following discharge, or within thirty days following surgery.  Vascular infections originating from catheter mishaps/mismanagement can have serious repercussion, which is why the best defense against them is prevention.

•  Uncharacteristic Discomfort & Pain

One of the possible reasons for patients being inflicted unnecessarily with too much pain and discomfort is the use of solutions/liquids with excessively high or low pH and excessively high osmolarity.   Some of the symptoms to look for include experiencing pain from the site, redness of the skin over the vein, blanching and possible phlebitis.

•  Viral Infections

One of the reasons viral infections are so dangerous is the fact that, except for viruses for which we already have a vaccine, there is no cure or treatment we can rely on.  In the case of bacterial infections, we can use antibiotics but these don’t work against viruses.  Viral infections, furthermore, tend to hang around, sometimes (like HIV) in dormant stages, later to pop up and do harm in unpredictable and possibly deadly ways.

Conclusion

By properly training personnel in the best ways to apply dressings and by making sure that only high-quality dressings from reputable companies (e.g., Pharmaplast) are used at healthcare facilities, most of these problems can be prevented.

Pharmaplast offers 5 different IV product lines specifically tailored for preventing most of IV complications.

o   Traditional IV dressings

o   Lipo-colloid IV dressings

o   Superabsorbent IV dressings

o   Haemostatic IV dressings

o   Antimicrobial IV dressings

Ask your medical professional for the best indicated IV dressing variant.

For more information, check out our IV family dressings at https://pharmaplast-online.net/product-category/wound-care/iv-dressings/

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