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You can buy many Hydrogel products from Walgreen. The cheapest is Tegaderm Hydrogel wound filler priced at $7.99 and the dearest is Medline Derma-Gel wound dressing at $179.99.
Does hydrogel cause excessive wound drainage
Apply direct pressure with a sterile dressing on top of the wound.
To reduce bleeding if you apply a pressure dressing. And in any case, to reduce contamination of the wound.
When changing a patient's dressing, ensure proper hand hygiene, gather necessary supplies, explain the procedure to the patient, remove the old dressing gently, inspect the wound for signs of infection, clean the wound as directed, apply the new dressing, and secure it properly. Document the procedure, and monitor the patient for any adverse reactions or changes in the wound.
a dressing is moist at wound site and a dry dressing in covering it
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You need to apply pressure, if that doesn't work, get professional help. Dressing is used to keep a wound clean and protect it from further injury.
A dressing placed on the wound, and a bandage wrapped over it to hold the dressing in place.
Dressing a wound means to put a dressing on it. If you have a cut on your hand and you dress it you put some sort of packing or cream on the wound then you put a plaster or bandage on it this is called "dressing" a wound.
The dressing is what covers the wound. The bandage holds the dressing in place.
A polymer wound dressing, is made out of polymer(plastic). It can be see through or skin colour.