Learning Objective

• Different types of compound dressings

Compound dressings include tissues, wound dressings and standard dressings.

1. Tissues consist of a layer of fibers enclosed in a tube of gauze. They are used as protective and absorbent pads.Examples are gauze and cotton tissue and gauze and cellulose wadding tissue.
2. Wound dressings are composed of an absorbent pad attached to an adhesive plaster. They are used as protective covers for wounds.Examples are elastic adhesive dressing and waterproof plastic wound dressing.
3. Standard dressings are sterile dressings used for first aid treatment. They are packed individually in a double wrapper. The inner wrapper is sealed before sterilization and the outer is designed to be easy to tear open.Examples are plain lint finger dressing and eye pad with bandage.