Dressings Flashcards
What dressings may be used to fill cavities, undermining, tunnels, or sinuses?
Gauze Foam (some) Hydrogel Alginates Impregnated gauze Absorptive dressigns Composite dressings (some)
What dressings may be used for mechanical debrideent?
Gauze
What dressings may be used on a stage I pressure ulcer?
Films
Foams
What dressings may be used on a stage II pressure ulcer?
Alginates Hydrocolloids Hydrogels Films Impregnated gauze Foams Collagen
What dressings may be used on a stage III pressure ulcer?
Alginates Hydrocolloids Hydrogels Foams Collagen Impregnated gauze
What dressings may be used on a stage IV pressure ulcer?
Alginates Hydrogels Hydrocolloids Foams Collagen Impregnated gauze
What dressings may be used on a diabetic ulcer?
Alginate
Hydrocolloid
Films
Foams
What dressings may be used on an arterial ulcer?
Alginates
Hydrogels
Foams
What dressings may be used on venous ulcers?
Algiantes
Hydrocolloids
Hydrogels
Foams
What dressigns may be used on donor sites?
Alginates Hydrocolloids Hydrogels Hydrogel sheets Transparent films Impregnated gauze Collagen
What dressings provide hydration to wounds?
Hydrogels
Saline-moistened gauze
What dressings aid in autolytic debridement?
Films Hydrocolloids Hydrogels Foams Alginates Impregnated gauze Absorptive dressings Composite
What dressings protect against contamination?
Films Hydrocolloids Hydrgel sheets (some) Composite (some) Foams (some)
What dressings provide hemostasis?
Alginates
Collagen
What dressings provide site coverage?
Films Hydrocolloids Hydrogel sheets (some) Foams Composite Gauze