This document provides an overview of surgical aids including definitions, classifications, and examples. It discusses the features of an ideal surgical dressing and describes various types of primary and secondary wound dressings as well as bandages and adhesive tapes that are used. Primary wound dressings include plain gauze, impregnated gauze, and composite dressings. Secondary dressings include absorbents like surgical cotton and gauze as well as bandages like common gauze roller bandages, muslin bandage rolls, and elastic bandages. Adhesive tapes can be rubber-based or acrylate-based depending on the adhesive used.