16. TECHNIQUES INAPPLYINGA DRESSING
1. WASHHANDSAND WEAR GLOVES
2.UNWRAP THE DRESSING AS CLOSE TO
THE WOUND AS POSSIBLE, BE SURE NOT
TO TOUCH THE WOUND
23. 2.DEPENDSUPONTHE SIZEAND LOCATIONOF
THE WOUND, YOUR FIRST AID SKILLS AND
MATERIALS AT HAND.
3.BANDAGE FIRMLY OVER BLEEDING AND
SECURELYOVERTHE BROKENBONE, NOTSO
TIGHT SO AS NOT T CUT OFF THE BLOOD
CIRCULATION
24. 4. SECURE THE BANDAGE WITH A
TAPE, CLIP, ORA BOWOR A SQUARE
KNOT. ENSURE THE BANDAGES,
ESPECIALLYTHE KNOTS,DO NOT
TOUCHTHESKIN.
25. HOWTO DO A SQUAREKNOT
- RIGHT OVER LEFT AND LEFT OVER RIGHT
26. WOUND
- IS A BREAK IN THE
CONTINUITY OF A
TISSUEIN THE BODY
27. KINDSOF OPEN WOUNDS
1. PUNCTURE
- IS A PIERCINGWOUNDCAUSED
BY NAILS, NEEDLES, AND OTHER
POINTEDOBJECTS