NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -A bandage is a piece of material used either to covering wounds, to keep dressings in place, to applying pressure controlling bleeding, to support a medical device such as a splint, or on its own to provide support to the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gauze dressings made out of woven and non woven fibres of cotton, rayon, polyesters afford some sort of protection against bacterial infection. Some sterile gauze pads are used for absorbing exudates and fluid in an open wound with the help of fibres in these dressings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Support the casualty. Start bandaging from the front and injured side. If triangular bandage used, tie the ends in a reef knot. Check their circulation.