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2. Bandage - Wikipedia

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   A bandage is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support for the movement of a part of the body. When used with a dressing, the dressing is applied directly on a wound, and a bandage used to hold the dressing in place. Other bandages are used without dressings, such ...

3. Adhesive bandage - Wikipedia

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   An adhesive bandage is a small, flexible sheet of material which is sticky on one side, with a smaller, non-sticky, absorbent pad stuck to the sticky side. The pad is placed against the wound, and overlapping edges of the sticky material are smoothed down so they stick to the surrounding skin.

4. History of wound care - Wikipedia

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   The history of wound care spans from prehistory to modern medicine. Wounds naturally heal by themselves, but hunter-gatherers would have noticed several factors and certain herbal remedies would speed up or assist the process, especially if it was grievous. In ancient history, this was followed by the realisation of the necessity of hygiene and ...

5. Hydrocolloid dressing - Wikipedia

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   Hydrocolloid dressing. A hydrocolloid dressing is an opaque or transparent [ 1] dressing for wounds. A hydrocolloid dressing is biodegradable, [ 2] breathable, and depending on the dressing selected, may adhere to the skin, so no separate taping is needed. [ 3]

6. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Dressing (medicine) An adhesive island dressing, in its original packaging (left) and on a person's wrist (right) A dressing or compress[ 1] is piece of material such as a pad applied to a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, as distinguished from a ...

7. Study finds ‘forever chemicals’ in popular brands ... - AOL

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   To conduct the study, Mamavation said it sent 40 bandages from 18 different brands to an EPA-approved laboratory to test for the presence of these toxic chemicals. It stated that 65% of those ...