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Foot Dressing (Toes Covered)
Most foot wounds can be taken care of with only wrappings and gauze. In this video, you’ll learn about fan folding and how to cushion…
Read MoreCleansing The Wound
After making sure you have all the necessary equipment at hand, it is important to cleanse the wound before dressing it. The skin all around…
Read MoreWound Care Team
Anyone can be trained to care for a wound, from a physician, to a family member, to the patient themselves. The paradigm for wound care…
Read MoreWound Care One – A Layered Defense
Transcription A major step of basic wound care is the application of dressings. The best analogy for use in dressings is found in our military.…
Read MoreCarpal Tunnel Seminar by Dr. Bill Reynolds
Dr. Reynolds speaks about the causes and remedies of carpal tunnel syndrome as it relates to workers compensation.
Read MorePost-Operative Care
Post-operative care is very similar to pre-operative care. Using the doctors instructions, your goal as a caregiver is to maintain the patients health and a…
Read MoreTorso Dressing
Wrapping the torso involves the use of stretch gauze. This is a size 10 stretch gauze for the torso. It is being measured for this…
Read MoreSupplies of Wound Care
Families use basic first aid kits to handle minor scrapes and scratches that occur often to people at play and work. Supplies from a first…
Read MoreThe Steps of Wound Care
As a plastic surgeon, my success rate is high for closing wounds. Early in my practice I reviewed my success in wound care and found…
Read MoreCharacteristics of a Good Dressing
The characteristics of a good dressing include the following: Professional appearance Stationary at rest and allow for movement of the joints Functional Allow for medicinal…
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