Why gamble with your sight when a simple pair of protective glasses or goggles can protect your eyes from injuries? According to experts, about 700,000 Americans, including health professionals, sustain...
Treating wounds with significant discharge can sometimes be tricky, even for adept wound care specialists. One reason for this is that exuding wounds become infected quickly. Typically, conventional wound dressing...
Removing necrotic tissue from wounds is essential to healing [1]. The presence of dead tissue in wounds impedes the processes that are necessary for healing and fosters the growth of...
The primary aim of wound care is to facilitate the healing of wounds and injuries. It is troubling for wound care specialists when a properly treated wound becomes a huge...
Wound dressings are crucial to wound treatment in all health facilities. However, choosing the appropriate wound dressing for a particular wound can sometimes be tricky. It is partly because no...
Tubular bandages are elastic bandages designed to uniformly compress and stabilize injured limbs [1]. Tubular bandages are effective for treating sprains, strains, limb swelling and many other conditions. Typically, elastic...
Fixation tapes are one of the most versatile medical tools. From a quick patch of minor cuts at home to securing medical tools like catheters in hospitals, fixation tapes are...
Appropriate care of stomas can be challenging for health professionals and patients. Stomas are surgically created openings in the body, usually in a hollow viscus like the intestines, to relieve...
Wound dressings come in different forms and have different functions. While some wound dressings may share some properties, most have features that distinguish them from others. One such wound dressings...
Wound dressings are a critical component of wound care in all hospitals. It helps to prevent contamination and hastens the healing of wounds. Foam dressings are peculiar wound dressings typically...
Adhesive tapes are one of the most frequently used tools in any healthcare setting [1]. It is a very versatile tool with many applications ranging from wound care to securing...