Wound covering

Ointment Apply ointment directly to the wound, cover with appropriate dressing, and secure into place. Daily or twice daily applications are preferred. Irrigate the wound... 

Wounds covered with hydrocolloid Comfeel plus healed significantly faster than with BC or the bactericidal ointment (Table 3). 

Unlike the wounds treated with BC and bactericidal ointment the wounds covered with the hydrocolloid Comfeel plus were highly contaminated with several bacteria (Tables 4 and 5). The growing microorganisms were members of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic groups. 

Rinse patient gently using hand held sprayer begin with face and airway, then open wounds (cover patient s mouth and pinch nose when washing face). 

Figure 3 TEM picluie oJ a 12-day-old wound, covered with collagen sponge. Collagen spongesinjccure, tilled witf. wound exudate, Luuiaijiing fibroblasts (F) and cplihelial cells (fi)(15tWx),...

S. Aiba, N. Minoura, Y. Fujiwara, et al. Laminates composed of polypeptides and elastomers as a burn wound covering. Physicochemical properties. Biomaterials, 6, 290-6 (1986)... 

The commander called to the medics, Keep the wounded covered, get them dressed the gas will burn them . In any case the gas was catching bare arms and the exposed neck area, leaving men with the same pain as when burned.59... 

Evaporative Loss from Covered Wound. The evaporative loss of the dorsal wound covered with the medicated paste was found to be 52 mg H20/cm /hr after 6 hr which was about 50% less... 

Wound Covered with Medicated Paste. The uninfected control wounds covered by the medicated paste after 3 hr healed with about 10-15% contraction along the wound margins in about 10... 

KU deeva, N. R. et al. [Preparation of biodegradable porous films for use as wound coverings] Prikl. Biokhim. Mikrobiol. 2006, 42(6), 716-720, [Article in Russian]. 

Polymers used in nontoxic sterilizable items, such as tubing, artificial organs, and wound coverings, must be able to withstand sterilization by ethylene oxide, steam autoclave, or gamma radiation. For medical products sterilized by gamma irradiation, only plastics that do not degrade or discolor on exposure to radiation, such as polyester and polycarbonates, can be used. 

The development of artificial wound coverings has received much attention. The major requirements for such coverings are protection from microbial attack from the environment, optimal water permeability, capability of adhering well to the wound, and ready removability without causing tissue damage. Other important factors are prevention of excessive formation of granulation tissue and optimal elasticity to facilitate an intimate cover of the wound. 

In one study on wound-covering materials with controlled physicochemical properties, an artificial skin was designed with a crosslinfced collagen-polysaccharide (chondroitin 6-sulfate) composite membrane. This was specifically chosen to have controlled porosity (5 to 150 /rm in diameter), flexibihty (by varying crosslink density), and moisture flux rate. 

Closure Covering Wound cover, local hemostasis... 

PEG hydrogels for cell encapsulation, dmg delivery, and wound covering,... 

Figure 2.2 Application of electrospun nanofibers used in biochemical agent detecting, drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound covering and healing. Adapted from literature by A Sezai...

If they have open wounds, cover the wounds with dry bandages to prevent further contamination of the wounds as the clothing is removed. 

FIGURE 22.3 Estimation of the wound overgrowing (a) wound covered with transparent scotch-tape to avoid infection and withering (b) surface of callus occupies less than 5% of the wound (1 point) (c) surface of callus occupies 85.5-100% of the wound (9 points). 

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