BANDAGE POWERPOINT

Question 1

What are the two purposes of bandages

Answer 1

Wound protection
Immobilization (motion disrupts healing)

Question 2

What four things does a bandage protect a wound from?

Answer 2

1. Additional trauma
2. Desiccation (drying out)
3. Contamination
4. Dead space (hematoma/ seroma)

Question 3

What is proud flesh

Answer 3

Excess granulation tissue

Question 4

Five Advantages of a bandage other than basic protection and immobilization

Answer 4

1. Decreases edema
2. Decreases proud flesh in equine
3. Absorbs exudate
4. Increases temp (promotes healing)
5. Maintains slight acidic environment increasing o2

Question 5

Three layers of a bandage

Answer 5

Primary (Wound contact/dressing)
Secondary (Padding)
Tertiary (Securing)

Question 6

What are the two types of primary bandage?

Answer 6

Adhering
Non adhering

Question 7

Adhering bandages are a form of debridement. What are the two types

Answer 7

1. Wet to Dry
2. Dry to Dry

Question 8

At what stage are adhering bandages (primary) typically used

Answer 8

Early wound care (inflammation/ debridement)

Question 9

What are the 5 disadvantages of adhering primary layer

Answer 9

1. Painful
2. Delays repair (if used too long)
3. Cellular injury
4. Maceration
5. Strike through

Question 10

What should you do if there is strike through in an adhering bandage

Answer 10

Change immediately