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COMPRESS DRESSING [1 record]

Record 1 1989-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A dressing which exerts continuous pressure on the underlying tissues, usually to collapse empty spaces in which serum or blood might otherwise collect. The pressure is applied either by a bandage wrapped tightly around a part of the body or by elastic adhesive tape securely anchored to adjacent areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

"Pansement" : matériel employé pour l'application sur une plaie de substances médicamenteuses destinées à la protéger des traumatismes et des infections, à absorber les sécrétions et éventuellement à la traiter. [...] Il existe de nombreuses variétés de pansements : sec, compressif, humide, à irrigation continue, etc.

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