The use of medical tape in home medical emergencies
2023-05-26
Medical tape is a type of tape used by doctors for patients, for which the comfort of the medical tape is a very important factor. The product base material is pure wood pulp natural material, non-toxic and non-irritating, with good breathable properties.
Medical sealing tape is soft, easy to unwind, easy to operate; suitable for medical units enterprises used in sterilized cotton wrap cross-type sealing.
▌ use precautions
1, non-sterile grade medical tape should be sterilized before use if there are requirements for aseptic use.
2, sterilization methods can be used ethylene oxide sterilization or cobalt 60 sterilization. Medical tape is suitable for protective use when tripping and exercising, and should not be applied to wounds.
3, medical tape is mostly single-use products, shall not be used repeatedly; product packaging damage, moisture, mould can not be used.
4, medical tape should be handled according to the requirements of the relevant departments after use.
5, this product should be moisture-proof, fireproof, anti-pollution when transported, should not be in contact with toxic and harmful substances.
6, medical tape should be stored in a dry, clean room, and keep indoor ventilation, ventilation.
▌ Medical tape use method
1, medical tape is suitable for clinical infusion in medical institutions when the needle body and infusion catheter fixed, wound dressing fixed and other medical supplies fixed with.
2, 3M medical tape is usually applied to dry, clean, no chemicals or grease on the skin, the tape is placed flat on the paste, so that it is properly attached to the skin, and then from the centre of the tape to both sides with a finger wipe pressure tape to ensure that the tape and skin paste without tension.
3, the tape should be at least 2-3cm wide on the skin.
▌Introduction of medical tape types
Medical tape is divided into four main categories:
1, pressure-sensitive medical tape. It is also commonly known as medical tape, mainly composed of cotton and adhesive, the proportion of the adhesive requirements for this product is relatively strict.
Mainly used for the fixing of various materials, requiring better adhesive performance, but because of the adhesive nature of such products is better, so for people allergic to adhesive tape, the use of such tape for skin fixing, it is easy to cause more trouble allergic reactions.
2, waterproof anti-allergy medical tape. If you have allergic skin, you need to use anti-allergy type tape.
3, paper-based anti-allergy medical tape. Specially developed for allergic people, the above two types of anti-allergy tape is relatively low adhesion, so can not be used as a fixed, only the so-called pressure-sensitive medical tape alternatives.
4, transparent and breathable medical tape. This type of tape is more widely applicable, the use is also relatively large, because the bonding is better, plus the tape itself is transparent, and many small air permeable holes.
So very suitable as a large area of skin adhesion and fixed applicable, because the product is better, plus breathable and sticky, also by some people as a paste double eyelid patch tape raw materials.
The above is about the classification of medical tape, mainly divided into four categories, although in the main the main role of tape is to fix, in order to prevent the movement of entangled objects.
But different types of tape also have different roles, for example, allergic people can not use pressure-sensitive also have tape, which will appear waterproof anti-allergy medical tape and paper anti-allergy medical tape.
Storage conditions: place in a cool place
It is mainly used for the fixing of various materials and requires good adhesive properties, but because these products are more adhesive, it is easy for people who are allergic to adhesive tape to use this type of tape for skin fixation, which can cause more troublesome allergic reactions.
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