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Wound Dressing for Transport
Aka: Wound Dressing for Transport
- Indications
- Temporary Wound Dressing if repair to be done elsewhere
- Example: Tendon Injury requiring orthopedic repair
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General
- Clean and irrigate wound first
- Consider suturing for temporary closure of wound
- Discuss with consultant at accepting facility
- Dressing
- Clean, irrigate, and blot dry wound
- Vaseline Gauze
- Gauze 4x4 soaked with saline (squeeze excess saline)
- Pad with additional gauze sponges
- Wrap with kerlix or kling dressing
- Apply cast padding
- Splint with plaster or fiberglass
- References
- Daniels (2004) Am Fam Physician 69(8):1949-56 [PubMed]