Bandaging

Question 1

What are the layers of bandaging?

Answer 1

(Contact)
Padding
Conforming
Cohesive

Question 2

Where should the bandage finish?

Answer 2

After the joint above the injured area

Question 3

How should the padding layer be applied?

Answer 3

Covering 2/3 of previous circulation
No pressure
Cotton wool between toes, stopper pad and dew claw

Question 4

How should the conforming layer be applied?

Answer 4

Sufficient pressure for support
Just below padding layer
Tucked in, not tied! Prevent uneven pressure

Question 5

Why does the width of each layer need to be the same?

Answer 5

To apply even pressure on the area

Question 6

When bandaging the limb, what should always be covered?why?

Answer 6

The foot

Prevent poor circulation, swelling and oedema

Question 7

Why is there padding between the toes, dew claw and stopper pad?

Answer 7

To reduce pressure

Absorb sweat

Question 8

How many layers should a light bandage have?

Answer 8

1 of each

Question 9

How many layers should a support (Robert Jones) bandage have?

Answer 9

(One contact layer)
Alternating padding and conforming layers (at least twice)
1 cohesive layer

Question 10

What direction should bandages be applied?

Answer 10

Distal to proximal

Question 11

What should you do after the bandage has been applied?

Answer 11

Check bandage is even
Place 1 finger beneath, or two if around throat (for ear bandage) to check tightness
Flick -should sound hollow

Question 12

What is the stirrup method for bandaging?

Answer 12

Applying dressing tape before the padding layer

Question 13

When bandaging an ear, where does the ear need placing? What pattern should the bandage be?

Answer 13

Over the head

Figure of 8

Question 14

Why does the ear needing marking on the bandage?

Answer 14

So it isn’t cut off when removed!

Question 15

Cotton wool should be used to pad areas with little soft tissue covering. Give examples of these

Answer 15

Between claws and dew claws
Calcaneus/common calcanean tendon
Olecranon

Question 16

Which layers of the bandage should provide pressure?

Answer 16

Conforming bandage

Question 17

In some cases, small gaps may be left between the middle two digits. Why is this?

Answer 17

If bandage is on for multiple days

Check temperature to ensure adequate blood supply

Question 18

Why should you palpate a bandage after applying it?

Answer 18

To ensure not tight or baggy bits

Question 19

Why is the ear commonly bandaged?

Answer 19

Easily injured

Bleeds heavily

Question 20

What should happen to the ear being bandaged? What else needs to happen?

Answer 20

Folded over the head with padding beneath it
Other ear should be free
Follow figure of eight shape
Don’t cover patients eyes

Question 21

What advice should be given with bandages at home?

Answer 21

Must be kept completely dry - cover when going to the toilet
If the bandage gets wet, must be brought back and changed immediately
Should not lick bandage - Elizabethan collars
If bandage covers a dressed wound, the owner should check for no discharge - needs changing

Question 22

Why cant bandages be tied?

Answer 22

Pressure sores

Question 23

Why can’t bandages get wet?

Answer 23

Bacteria and infection

Swelling of layers

Question 24

Why does the padding layer need to be longer than the conforming and cohesive layer?

Answer 24

To prevent irritating the skin