CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE OF DRESSING
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- Do the medical hand washing.
- Explain procedure and prepare equipment.
- Prepare the patient and position comfortably
- Wash hands and don sterile gloves.
- Old dressing is removed with sterile forceps. Use Zepheran chloride, normal saline or Hydrogen peroxide for dressing that stick to the skin.
- Discard and drop into the receptacle.
- The wound is then cleansed with a disinfectant or antiseptic of choice.
- After cleaning irrigation follows (if ordered for large wounds), with the use of sterile syringe; irrigate the wound with a irrigating solution (Normal saline solution). Afterwards. Pat dry with sterile forceps.
- Place the sterile dressing over the wound using the sterile forceps. Drop in place.
- Secure dressing with adhesive tape or bandage.
- Old dressing is removed with sterile forceps. Use Zepheran chloride, normal saline or Hydrogen peroxide for dressing that stick to the skin.
BANDAGING
- Circular
- Recurrent
- Sling
- Figure of 8 (area & feet)
- Eyes
- Jaws
- Forehead
- Ears
- Abdomen
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