Bandage is called the technique that consists of wrapping a part of the body with a wound or injury. The bandage is often used to support a bandage, splint, or something that has a therapeutic use.
For example: “The doctor put a bandage on me so that my wrist would not move so much”, “A witness to the accident soon came to the rescue and bandaged the wounded man”, “In yesterday’s game, the Moroccan used a bandage on his right leg”. Specifically, among the main types of dressings are circular ones, which are developed around a cylindrical extremity of the patient; the spike, on which the spiral dressing is placed; the recurring one, which is used for the fingers and the head…
Dressings are commonly used to immobilize an injury to a joint or bone. Suppose a person twists his ankle while bending his foot on an incline in the street. When you go to the doctor, the specialist makes you a compressive bandage to limit movement in the region and also gives you an anti-inflammatory. A bandage may also be designed to cover a skin wound or to stop bleeding. In a two-car accident, a woman sustains a cut on her left arm. An ambulance arrives at the scene to help the injured: noticing that the woman is bleeding, a nurse makes bandages to stop the bleeding. The patient who is the subject of a dressing is important to follow a series of recommendations in this regard, such as:
-You must be vigilant to avoid the appearance of injuries or that your extremities are subject to numbness.
-If you feel a lot of discomfort or pressure in the area, you should consult a doctor so that the bandage can be properly checked.
– As far as possible, you should keep the part of the body that has the bandage elevated and you should avoid making sudden movements with it. Thanks to a bandage it is possible to minimize the risk of infection of a wound. As long as said wound is open (that is, as long as the skin does not recover its continuity), it is recommended to cover it with a dressing or dressing to prevent the entry of microorganisms. In addition to the above, it is important to know that sometimes unexpected situations can occur that result in poor dressing. Specifically, it can be considered that it has been carried out improperly or that the desired objective has not been achieved when the following circumstances occur:
-The limb was poorly placed before placement and this causes discomfort in the patient and even muscle tension.
-The so-called comprehension syndrome was generated. It occurs when the bandage is pressed excessively, causing the fingers or toes to begin to turn cyanotic. Without forgetting that they are very cold and that the person feels that his member is totally numb.
