How to Choose the Right Veterinary Wound Dressings | Steroplast Healthcare

Proper dressing and bandaging of wounds on animals help to control infection and speed up the healing process. Bandages should be applied with even pressure and coverage and should fit snuggly to the animal’s body, firm enough to stay in place while the animal moves around, but not so tight as to cause discomfort or limit essential blood supply to the area.
In this video, we'll explain the different types of wound dressings and bandages as well as the objectives of dressing a wound.
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Transcript:
Proper dressing and bandaging of wounds on animals help to control infection and speed up the healing process.
The Objectives of Dressing a wound:
To limit haemorrhaging, to immobilise the affected area, to stop further trauma or contamination of the area, to prevent desiccation of the wound, to absorb exudate, to control infection, and to assist mechanical debridement of the area.
The Three Layers of a Wound Dressing and Bandage
The Primary Layer
The purpose of this layer is to provide a layer through which tissue and fluid can pass and be absorbed.
There are two types of primary layer dressing: non-adherent and adherent.
Steroswab Sterile Gauze Swabs are ideal for when a non-adherent dressing is needed.
Adherent dressings are designed to allow debris and tissue to become incorporated into the dressing which is then removed when the dressing is removed from the body.
Steropad Non-Adhesive Double-Sided Wound Dressings provide little to no discomfort when removing or changing a dressing.
There are three classifications of adherent bandages: ‘dry to dry’, ‘wet to dry’, and ‘wet to wet’. Specification of which is used is based on how the primary layer is composed and the intended recovery of the wound.
The Secondary Layer
Usually made of rolled cotton, the purpose of the secondary layer is to absorb tissues and fluids that pass out of the wound through the primary layer.
The secondary layer will also provide padding and support to the wound, protecting it from being knocked or scraped.
The Tertiary Layer
The tertiary layer consists of a bandage that is designed to hold the primary and secondary layers in place and to keep them protected from the environment while the animal heals.
Common types of tertiary bandage:
Zinc Oxide tape, cohesive bandage, Elastic Adhesive Bandage, conforming bandage.
A vet might also use underwrap or under-cast wrap to provide extra padding and support.

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