This document discusses bandaging techniques for upper extremities. It describes the purposes of dressings as controlling bleeding, preventing infection and contamination, and absorbing drainage. Common dressing types are gauze pads, adhesive strips, and trauma dressings. Bandages hold dressings in place, apply pressure, prevent swelling, provide stability, and extend injuries. Roller bandages, adhesive tape, and triangular bandages are bandage types. Signs that a bandage is too tight include blue skin/nails, tingling, coldness, and inability to move the extremity.

1. INTRODUCTION TO
BANDAGING TECHNIQUES
UPPER EXTREMITIES
BANDAGES

2. DRESSINGS
PURPOSE OF DRESSINGS
- Control bleeding
- Prevent infection and
contamination
- Absorb blood and fluid
drainage
- Protect the wound from further
injury
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3. DRESSINGS
TYPES OF DRESSINGS
GAUZE PADS
packages of various sizes, sterile
ADHESIVE STRIPS
A combination of both sterile dressing and
a
bandage
TRAUMA DRESSINGS
Made of large, thick, absorbent, sterile
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4. BANDAGES
PURPOSE OF BANDAGES
- Hold a dressing in place
- Apply direct pressure over a
dressing
- Prevent or reduce swelling
- Provide stability for an
extremity
- Extend (e.g. broken bones)
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5. BANDAGES
TYPES OF
BANDAGES ADHESIVE TAPE
ROLLER BANDAGES Often use to secure
Differ in sizes, material bandages in place,
(cotton, gauze), different types (paper,
Elasticity (non/elastic dermatologic etc.)
roller bandage)
ADHESIVE STRIPS
TRIANGULAR BANDAGES Used for small cuts,
Consist of base, point and combination of a dressing
ends and a bandage
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6. BANDAGES
COMMONLY USED MATERIAL
- gauze
- cotton
- splints
- casts
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7. DRESSING/BANDAGE
APPLICATION
- Communication with a patient
- Getting things ready
- Washing hands
- Comfortable position (patient/nurse)
- GLOVES !
- Keep sterility if necessary/do not touch the
wound
- Wound cleaning
- Dressing application
- Bandaging
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8. BANDAGES
SIGNS THAT THE BANDAGE IS TOO
TIGHT
- Blue tinge to the fingernail/toenail
- Blue or pale skin colour
- Tingling or loss of sensation
- Coldness of the extremity
- Inability to move the fingers/toes
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9. REPETITION
1. Name 3 types of dressings?
2. What is the purpose of bandages?
3. Could you describe wound
dressing application?
4. What do you need to watch for in
a tied up extremity?
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10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
Bc. Marie Bártová
E-mail: bartofka
@email.cz
Consultations: Monday 15.15 – 16.00
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