Dressing and Bandages

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of dressings?

Answer 1

To cover a wound

Dressings should be sterile or at least clean, larger than the wound, thick, soft, compressible, and lint-free.

Question 2

What are gauze pads used for?

Answer 2

Surgical wounds, burns, or wounds with exudates

Gauze pads come in sterile packages of various sizes.

Question 3

What is an adhesive strip?

Answer 3

Combination of sterile dressing, adhesive, and a bandage

Used for small cuts and abrasions.

Question 4

How is an improvised dressing created?

Answer 4

By soaking a cloth in boiling water or subbing in alcohol, then drying afterward

This method is used when sterile dressings are not available.

Question 5

What is the purpose of bandages?

Answer 5

To dress and bind wounds

Bandages hold dressings in place, apply pressure, control bleeding, prevent swelling, and provide support.

Question 6

What is a roller bandage?

Answer 6

A strip of fabric that comes in various widths, lengths, and types of material

Roller bandages are used to secure dressings.

Question 7

What is a self-adhering bandage?

Answer 7

Rolls of slightly elastic, gauze-like material

These bandages stick to themselves without the need for clips or pins.

Question 8

What material is a gauze roller made of?

Answer 8

Cotton, rigid, and non-elastic material

Gauze rollers are typically used for securing dressings.

Question 9

What is the use of an elastic bandage?

Answer 9

As a compression bandage

Elastic bandages help control swelling and support injuries.

Question 10

What defines an improvised bandage?

Answer 10

An alternative or substitute bandage

Used when conventional bandages are not available.

Question 11

What is a triangular bandage?

Answer 11

Available commercially

Triangular bandages can be used for slings or as a dressing.