IV. Enrichment: Directions: Write a 150-word essay explaining why a first aider should use clean dressings and bandages.
Critiria: content; Structure, Grammar and spelling..
NONSENSE: REPORT!!
GOOD ANSWER: BRAYNLESS!!
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IV. Enrichment: Directions: Write a 150-word essay explaining why a first aider should use clean dressings and bandages.
Critiria: content; Structure, Grammar and spelling..
NONSENSE: REPORT!!
GOOD ANSWER: BRAYNLESS!!
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A dressing is used to protect a wound and prevent infection, but also to allow healing. A dressing should be large enough to totally cover the wound, with a safety margin of about 2.5 cm on all sides beyond the wound. A sterile dressing may be used to control bleeding from a major wound or to absorb any discharge from a minor wound.
Dressings vary greatly in nature and size, so it is important to select the correct dressing for use on a specific wound. A sterile dressing which is past its expiry date should NOT be used.
A bandage is used in combination with a dressing where a wound is present. A roller bandage is used to secure a dressing in place. A triangular bandage is used as an arm sling or as a pad to control bleeding. It may also be used to support or immobilise an injury to a bone or joint or as improvised padding over a painful injury. A tubular gauze bandage is used to retain a dressing on a finger or toe.