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Bandage Techniques Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Bandage uses - Answer✔prevent or reduce swelling, provide support and stability for an
extremity or joint, protect the wound
Some properties of the ideal bandage - Answer✔easy to apply and comfortable, inexpensive,
nonflammable, long storage life, free of residue
3 lays of a bandage - Answer✔primary, secondary, tertiary
2 types of primary layers - Answer✔adherent and non-adherent
Primary layer functions - Answer✔- debris tissue
-deliver topical medications
- form an occlusive seal over a wound
Adherent bandages - Answer✔for debridement of necrotic tissue adhering to vital structures
Dry to dry bandage - Answer✔foreign material/necrotic tissue with abundant exudate
Wet to dry bandage - Answer✔a bandage applied wet that, as it dries, adheres to dead tissue
and debris
Wet To Wet Bandage - Answer✔-used on wounds with large amounts of exudates
- not commonly used
non-adherent bandages are best used for __________ wounds - Answer✔closed or partial-
thickness
2 types of non-adherent bandages - Answer✔semi-occlusive and occlusive
Semi-occlusive - Answer✔permeable to air and fluid and allows exudate to be absorbed by the
secondary layer
Occlusive - Answer✔Impermeable
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Bandage Techniques Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Bandage uses - Answer✔prevent or reduce swelling, provide support and stability for an
extremity or joint, protect the wound
Some properties of the ideal bandage - Answer✔easy to apply and comfortable, inexpensive,
nonflammable, long storage life, free of residue
3 lays of a bandage - Answer✔primary, secondary, tertiary
2 types of primary layers - Answer✔adherent and non-adherent
Primary layer functions - Answer✔- debris tissue
-deliver topical medications
- form an occlusive seal over a wound
Adherent bandages - Answer✔for debridement of necrotic tissue adhering to vital structures
Dry to dry bandage - Answer✔foreign material/necrotic tissue with abundant exudate
Wet to dry bandage - Answer✔a bandage applied wet that, as it dries, adheres to dead tissue
and debris
Wet To Wet Bandage - Answer✔-used on wounds with large amounts of exudates
- not commonly used
non-adherent bandages are best used for __________ wounds - Answer✔closed or partial-
thickness
2 types of non-adherent bandages - Answer✔semi-occlusive and occlusive
Semi-occlusive - Answer✔permeable to air and fluid and allows exudate to be absorbed by the
secondary layer
Occlusive - Answer✔Impermeable
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