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An occlusive dressing is a trauma dressing used in first-aid that can also keep out air and water. They are usually wax-coated to provide a better seal and to avoid absorption like gauze.
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What is buergers disease?
it is inflammatory vaso occlusive disorder of small and medium sized arteris and veins of the extremities
What is the peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress i s known as?
Raynaud's disease is the answer. It is categorized under "Peripheral Vascular Disease".
What is a dressing when referring to wounds?
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.
What is a polymer wound dressing?
A polymer wound dressing, is made out of polymer(plastic). It can be see through or skin colour.
How are patients affected by an occlusive vascular disease such as atherosclerosis?
the flow of blood to other organs or remote parts of the body is limited by the narrowing of the vessel's lumen due to fatty deposits or patches known as plaque
What is a dressing used to create an airtight seal or to close an open wound of a body cavity?
occlusive dressing.
What are you attempting to prevent by sealing a sucking chest wound with an occlusive dressing?
Tension pneumothorax
What are the ingredients in Joseph Lister's occlusive dressing?
Joseph Lister used Carbolic Acid (Phenol) as an antiseptic during surgery.
What type f dressing should be used for emergency treatment of open chest wounds?
To treat sucking chest wounds, you should use an occlusive dressing to prevent air from entering the wound.
How do you perform CPR on a person with a punctured lung?
Cover the wound with gloved hand, have second person place occlusive dressing (if no occlusive dressing, use a piece of plastic like zip lock bag or a wrapper from firstaid kit, etc) and tape it over the wound on three sides leaving the bottom open for drainage. Perform CPR as normal.
What is petroleum gauze for?
Petroleum gauze is used as an occlusive dressing to seal lacerations or punctures to the abdominal cavity (aka sucking chest wounds) or the neck.
What does a paramedic and EMT do about a slit throat?
A paramedic and EMT would use an occlusive dressing to treat a slit throat, preventing air from entering the wound.
The difference between occlusive and non occlusive thrombus?
occlusive means stopped or so much narrowing . non occlusive means smoothly flow ,no hemolysis
What is the less common method of patch testing?
The second method of patch testing involves applying a small amount of the test substance to directly to normal skin and covering it with a dressing that keeps air out and keeps the test substance in (occlusive dressing).
What does occlusive mean?
"Occlusive" is an adjective that refers to the occlusal, which is the chewing surface of molar and pre-molar teeth.
What do you use when covering a wound with bandages?
Bandages are the material used to secure dressings in place over a wound. As far as what to use, it depends on the wound. Typically, an open wound can be successfully dressed with gauze. In the field, we use either 4 x 4's or bulky gauze dressings for most wounds. In the case of an open chest or airway (neck) wound, we use what's known as an Occlusive Dressing, which is basically a thin cotton dressing covered with petroleum jelly. With most dressings, you use tape to secure the gauze in place by wrapping the dressing. With occlusive dressings, you secure three corners of the dressing with tape completely, but leave one corner either open, or loosely secured so that you can "burp" the dressing every 2 to 5 minutes to relieve pressure.
What is Occlusive thrombus?
A thrombus in a blood vessel restricts or reduces blood flow. If it's occlusive, it cuts blood flow off completely.
