What are the precautions worth caring for in the use of different elastic bandages?

2021-03-16

The elastic bandage provides binding force to the wound dressing or limb and is used for bandaging and fixing.

Depending on the material, there are generally spandex elastic bandages and self-adhesive elastic bandages made of non-woven fabrics.

Elastic bandage applicable scope and department.

  1. Applicable to bed dressing or limb to provide binding force to play the role of bandaging, fixation.
  2. Suitable for orthopedics, surgery, and other departments.

Spandex elastic bandage precautions:

  1. Before picking up the bandage and using it, first wear protective gloves.
  2. Use in case of swelling, skin lesions, such as ulcers, boils, dermatitis, etc., in the area to be bandaged and fixed.
  3. If the bandage is fixed on a common area, make sure to smooth out the folds.
  4. The bandage should be applied every morning before getting up. If the patient is already up, the patient should be put back in bed, and the limb should be elevated so that the venous blood is emptied before the bandage is applied.
  5. The bandage should be started from the limb's distal end and gradually wrapped to the proximal end.
  6. The bandage's tightness should be moderate; too loose and too tight are not conducive to wound healing.
  7. Avoid washing with hot water, and don't use detergent-type things when cleaning.
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Self adhesive elastic bandage precautions.

  1. self-adhesive-elastic-bandage, although flexible, but be careful not to wrap too tightly. Otherwise, it may affect the blood flow of the body, causing adverse effects.
  2. bandages can not be wrapped for a long time to use, so it is best to ask the medical staff for the treatment of applications, how much time is needed to take off, whether the night can be used, etc., different conditions, the requirements will be additional.
  3. if there is numbness, tingling on the limb in using the elastic bandage, or if the stem becomes cold and pale unexpectedly, it is best to take off the application immediately while paying attention to the situation bandaged area.
  4. pay attention to the bandage's elasticity, elastic bandage. If there is no elasticity, the effect will be relatively poor, and pay attention to the elastic bandage situation, do not get wet or dirty.


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