The difference between medical bandages and medical gauze

Update:2021-03-19 15:45
Both medical bandages and medical gauze are disposable medical consumables. For the functions of isolating wounds and preventing infections, in specific use, medical bandages and medical gauze are still different. The difference between medical bandages and medical gauze is explained below:
Medical bandages are mainly used to wrap wounds and prevent wound infections. Surgery, orthopedics, varicose veins of the lower extremities, prevention of blood circulation caused by swelling of the limbs, and bandaging of swelling diseases after the removal of the plaster of limb fractures.
Medical bandage:
Medical bandages are mainly divided into gauze bandages or elastic bandages, which are mainly used to wrap wounds and prevent wound infections. Surgery, orthopedics, varicose veins of the lower extremities, prevention of blood circulation caused by swelling of the limbs, and bandaging of swelling diseases after the removal of the plaster of limb fractures. To
Medical bandages are divided into cotton gauze bandages and elastic bandages.
1. Cotton gauze bandage: mainly used for bandaging and fixing after external wound dressing in hospital surgery and family.
2. Elastic bandage: It is mainly used for the retention and bandaging of patients with varicose veins of lower extremities and orthopedics to improve blood circulation and prevent swelling of the limbs. It can also replace the multi-head abdominal band after surgery, and can be used for compression bandaging of different parts of the human body or general wound bandaging. To
Precautions for the purchase and use of medical bandages: ① Generally, they are sold as non-sterile medical products. If using a medical bandage on the wound, consider using it separately from the wound; ②When purchasing a medical bandage, look at the appearance of the product. The product should be white, free of yellow spots, pollution, no serious weaving defects or broken threads. To
Medical gauze:
Medical gauze refers to degreased gauze: it needs high-temperature disinfection and chlor-oxygen double bleaching. Used for medical supplies, etc. Specifically refers to those used to wrap wounds after disinfection. It is necessary to purchase regular medical gauze. The packaging is sterile before leaving the factory. As long as the packaging is intact and the expiration date has not passed, it is safe, but it should be noted that the unused after opening the packaging is considered to be bacteria-carrying. Yellow gauze, or oil gauze, not only has the function of disinfecting the wound. The medicine on it has the functions of astringent, anti-inflammatory and preventing the adhesion of the gauze to the wound. Ordinary disinfecting gauze does not have these effects. If there is exudate on the wound, use ordinary The gauze will stick the gauze and the flesh and blood together, and will cause the wound to bleed again when it is removed.
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