Dressing
Objective
- To reduce pain,
- To apply compression for hemorrhage or venous stasis,
- To immobilize an injured body part,
- To protect the wound and surrounding tissue
- To promote moist wound healing.
Assessment
- Mechanism of injury
- Associated blood loss
- Risk of contamination
- Deeper structure damage;
- Tetanus status
- Consider Non accidental Injury
- Underlying chronic illness or disability.
- Underlying nerve, vessel and tendon damage.
- Assess tissue damage or loss