Savlon Alginate Dressings x 5 sterile dressings (7.5cm x 5cm)
Description
Savlon Alginate Dressings are absorbent for lightly weeping or bleeding wounds. Helps prevent scarring, promotes faster healing and reduces pain.
Savlon Alginate dressings are a clear flexible dressing with an alginate pad to help control bleeding from wounds.
- Helps Prevent Scarring - the dressing prevents the wound from drying out, this mean the wound heals quicker than if a scab were allowed to form, and no scab means less likelihood of scarring.
- Promotes faster Healing - By keeping the wound moist the dressing provides the optimum conditions for healing.
- Helps Reduce Pain - The dressings help ensure your wound heals as quickly as possible with the minimum amount of pain.
- Savlon Alginate dressings have been designed to be comfortable, flexible and provide an effective barrier against bacteria, dirt and water.
- Hypoallergenic and latex free.
How to Use
How to use Savlon Alginate Dressings:
Do not use on an infected wound unless recommended by your doctor
Apply before a scab has formed
Wash hands before and after dressing a wound.
Clean the wound with an antiseptic liquid, antiseptic wound wash or water.
Gently dry.
To Apply the Dressing:
- Remove the backing papers from the dressing.
- Place the dressing, ensuring the island covers the entire wound and press gently.
- Remove plastic backing by lifting at the middle of the blue strip, pull one side away and then the other.
- Press firmly at the edges.
- For best results the dressing should stay in place for 3-7 days.
To Remove the Dressing:
- Lift the edge of the dressing farthest away from you and stretch it towards you.
- Use only once.
- If the wound continues to bleed or becomes swollen, reddened or painful, or doesn't start to heal within 7 days seek medical advice.