Chapter 5

1. Chapter 5 Dressings and Bandages

2. Lesson Objectives • Define dressing and identify the various types of dressings. • Define bandage and identify the various types of bandages. • Know how to apply and remove a dressing. • Know how to perform various bandaging techniques.

3. Dressings (1 of 2) • Control bleeding. • Keep the wound clean. • Prevent infection. • Absorb blood and drainage. • Protect from further injury. • Should be sterile.

4. Dressings (2 of 2) • Types of dressings • Gauze pads • Adhesive strips • Trauma dressings • Nonstick dressings • Improvised dressings

5. Bandages (1 of 2) • Used with a dressing. • Provide support for a joint or extremity injury. • Should be clean, but do not need to be sterile.

6. Bandages (2 of 2) • Types of bandages • Adhesive tape or duct tape • Roller gauze bandages • Self-adhering nonconforming bandages • Improvised bandages • Triangular bandages

7. Applying and Removing a Dressing (1 of 2) • What to do • Clean the wound. • Hold dressing by the corner. • Lay dressing directly over the wound. • Tape or secure with roller bandage. • Fasten bandage in place.

8. Applying and Removing a Dressing (2 of 2) • Removing dressings • To remove a dressing that has stuck to a wound, soak it in warm water for 10 to 20 minutes.

9. Bandaging Techniques (1 of 6) • Bandaging the ear • Bandaging the head

10. Bandaging Techniques (2 of 6) • Bandaging the extremities • Bandaging the elbow and knee

11. Bandaging Techniques (3 of 6) • Bandaging the wrist and hand • Bandaging the palm of the hand

12. Bandaging Techniques (4 of 6) • Bandaging the ankle and foot

13. Bandaging Techniques (5 of 6) • Applying a bandage without pressure • Use a doughnut-shaped object to avoid pressure on a wound.

14. Bandaging Techniques (6 of 6) • Signs that a bandage is too tight • Blue fingernails or toenails • Blue or pale skin • Coldness of extremity • Tingling • Inability to move fingers or toes • Pain beyond the bandage