Office First Aid – Dressings and Bandages
A dressing is a piece of material (often with added unguents) applied directly to wounds to promote healing and protect from further harm while a bandage is primarily material used to hold a dressing in place. Microporous tape acts like a bandage, holding a dressing in place/
What dressings do
- Stem bleeding and encourage blotting
- Soak up and contain fluids from the wound
- Removal of foreign objects (e.g. glass fragments, splinters) from the wound
- Protect wound from infection and further damage
- Promote healing and repair of tissue and skin
