WOUND CARE SUPPLIES
AUSTRALIA SOURCED
Suppliers you can source for woundcare products. I have tried to source types of dressings in various countries. There may be different brands in different countries
Every health care provider has their favourites, or what they are used to using and have not tried or access to everything. Those working in large health centers, hospitals may be bound to what their companies purchase agreements are.
Try to buy in your nearest country as at this time there are global transport issues.
Most companies will sell to other countries unless the product has alcohol or flammable base.
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Gauze, wipes
If no wound pack is available, you can spray wound directly with a wound spray, saline ampole or microdacyn and wipe with gauze pads to clean wound
HOW TO STOP WOUND STICKING TO DRESSINGS
An interface, usually a mesh , stops wounds that tend to dry and so stick to a top dressing. This happens if people use a gauze, combine or thin melolin style dressing. This can pull the scab or top layer off.
Jelonet or others meshes are not needed on foam dressings or scabs.
Bactigras has an antiseptic in the mesh, and jelonet just a jelly layer.
Thin Dressings
ANTISEPTICS
Povidone Betadine is used all the time in hospitals and in surgery. The betadine listed is in a water solution. The spray means you do not need to pour into a dish first and less wastage, and because you can’t open it will stay more sterile.
Betadine’s action is about 20 minutes but chlorhexidine up to 48 hours.
Prep pads are little towelletes and individually wrapped in an alcohol base. They can also contain betadine or chlorhexadine.
Antiseptic Powders will absorbs a bit of fluid but may clog some wounds. May be beneficial in between toes.
This is a popular choice in woundcare clinics, as this dressing absorbs a fair bit of fluid, conforms and have different backings from silicone, adhesive to cut up your own to size and fixomull tape it on.
The 10x10cm size onwards are useful sizes as can be cut into smaller pieces.
Moderate Absorbing Dressing
Allevyn Adhesive Dressing 7.5x 7.5cm
Allevyn Adhesive dressing 12.5 cm x 12.5 cm
Allevyn Non Adhesive Dressing 10cm x 10cm
Tegaderm-50mm-x-70mm
Use this to rub over and at edges of tape you a trying to remove
Adhesive Remover, Barrier Wipes
Zoff adhesive remover
Remove Adhesive Wipes
Thick Absorptive Dressings
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Please go to USA site for thick dressings including for bums!
TRANSARENT DRESSINGS
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Transparent dressing -flexigrid, waterproof but breathable. Use a melolin or foam underneath it. Can use over small cuts on fingers to waterproof while working
Opsite flexifix transparent adhesive roll
Opsite flexifix silicone tranparent film roll
Saline, autolytic debridement solutions & other wound washes
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Solosite
Intrasite gel
Primaswab skin cleansing Alcohol wipes
Elastaplast wound spray
Opsite flexifix silicone tranparent film roll
Bandages
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Gauze rolled bandages 2.3m Stretchy roll to use instead of tape around difficult to tape areas – arms, head
Finger /toe tubular bandage
Tubigrip B,
tubigrip C
tubigrip D
tubigrip E
tubigrip F
tubigrip G
Crepe Bandage conforming Bandage
band-aid-first-aid-gauze-rolled 5cm width
Hydrocolloid Dressings
BANDAIDS
However not all band aids are created equal and some offer more protection and designed for blister care
Applying a disposable glove over finger and toe wounds in the shower help keep dressing dry.
Allevyn Thin conformable dressings
Primapore Conformable dressing 8.3cm x 6cm
band aid advanced footcare blister-cushion-assorted-shapes-x-5
Compeed extra blister remover
Elastoplast SOS Mix blister plaster pack
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