What? When? Where? How?

1. What is bandaging?
-is another home treatment a home nurse or a care giver  should administer to the patient.

2. What are the six Bandaging Patterns?
-Simple Spiral
-Figure Eight
-Figure Eight Spiral
-Triangular Bandage For Hand Injuries
-Triangular bandage for chest and back injuries

3. How can you place the triangular bandage for chest & for upper limb injuries?
-For the chest, Place the triangular bandage over the injury. Bring the two base around the back and tie together.
-For the upper limb,:
a) Place the open triangular bandage between the chest and the forearm one end over the nape.
b) Bring the lower end of the bandage up and over the arm and tie with the other end from the nape.
c) Bring the third corner forward and secure with a safety pin in front of the bandage

4. What is an Adhesive Dressing?
- A small pad of gauze with a water proof adhesive backing, which is perforated to let the moisture to evaporate. It is in paper and plastic container.


5. What are the basic Dressing should be secured? Give their meaning.
- Adhesive plaster: It is used for areas of the body, which are often exposed to water, such as the hands.
- Stretched plaster: This is used to cover large  dressings for support.
- Clear adhesive tape: Used in areas like those surrounding the eyes.
- Tubular gauze: it is a seamless roll in various sizes to fit the different body parts.
- Elasticized bandage: used for securing dressings on the head, shoulder, thigh, and size of the patient.
- Roller bandage: it is a strip of material such as cotton, crepe, flannel.