What is dressing: the sterilized kit that is used for taking care of the wound and helping to heal and protect from infection from the outer environment. A full-set dressing kit has forceps, a tray, wrapping paper, gauze swabs, gauze ball.
There are 5 types of dressing kits are most available:
Gauze: made of one kind of soft and comfortable clothes
Foam: very soft and easily doing
Transparent film
Hydrocolloid
Hydrogel
Among them most easy and usable is the Foam dressing kit. Today we would like to discuss it.
What is wound foam dressing: after getting any injury or breakdown of the barrier of skin or tissue the doctor uses foam-type equipment for healing and protection from the infection that is called a foam wound dressing kit.
Explanation: Foam is absorbent dressing that is available in either adhesive form or non-adhesive form they are often used as a primary dressing but also can be used as secondary dressing in some cases, some are thin and some are thicker providing greater cushioning, and absorption, foam is formed from a polymer. They have a small open cell that can trap moisture, they are permeable to gas.
Importance of Foam dressing: Absorb exudate
Permit gaseous exchange
Maintain a moist wound environment
Protect surrounding skin
Thermal insulation
Conform body shape
Provide protection and cushioning
Easy and economical
Selection wound for foam dressing: post-operative and traumatic wound
Donor sites
Minors burn
Diabetic ulcers
Pressure ulcers
Basic rules of foam dressing: first, clean the wound area and dry the surrounding skin, next select the foam slightly larger than the wound. Now put the smooth shiny side of the dressing directly over the wound surface for venous leg ulcers the foam should be secured in place with a suitable bandage such as a compression bandage. Foam dressing can remain for up to seven days or until the exudate has saturated.
Whenever any gets injured every should get dressed as soon as possible for protection from viruses, and bacteria from the outer environment. Hopefully, this portal help you understand some basic ideas about Foam dressing kits.