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DRESSING GAUZE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gauze bandage
1, record 1, English, gauze%20bandage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings. 1, record 1, English, - gauze%20bandage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common type of bandage is the gauze bandage, a simple woven strip of material which can come in any number of widths and lengths. A gauze bandage can be used for almost any bandage application, including holding a dressing in place. 2, record 1, English, - gauze%20bandage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bande de gaze
1, record 1, French, bande%20de%20gaze
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bandage de gaze 2, record 1, French, bandage%20de%20gaze
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bande de gaze continue à lisières tissées imprégnée de iodoforme, indiquée pour le nettoyage des plaies, le tamponnage et le drainage des abcès, fistules ou œdèmes. 3, record 1, French, - bande%20de%20gaze
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- elastic webbing
1, record 2, English, elastic%20webbing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A simple gauze dressing is often not enough to immobilise or provide support to a wound. Binders and bandages applied over or around dressings can provide extra protection and therapeutic benefits by... securing dressings(e. g. elastic webbing applied around leg dressings after a vein stripping). 1, record 2, English, - elastic%20webbing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filet élastique
1, record 2, French, filet%20%C3%A9lastique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] de façon à dégager l'œil, la masse angiomateuse fut relevée à l'aide d'un filet élastique maintenu en place (genre Surgifix), aboutissant à sa complète involution en l'espace de deux mois. 2, record 2, French, - filet%20%C3%A9lastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dressing
1, record 3, English, dressing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protective coverings, which are either clean or sterile, designed to be placed over a wound or otherwise diseased tissue to keep the site clean and to absorb secretions, protect against trauma, administer medication, and/or stop bleeding. 2, record 3, English, - dressing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dressings are typically available in three different general types : permeable(e. g., gauze), semipermeable(e. g., transparent self-adhesive film), and occlusive(e. g., hydrocolloids, hydrogels) ;they are usually used to cover a limited area of the body. The type of dressing used depends on the type of wound, wound location, and wound status; dedicated dressings are available for many uses, including burn treatment, dentistry, and cavity wound protection. 2, record 3, English, - dressing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
adhesive absorbent, antiseptic, biological, cocoon, dry, fixed, Lister’s, occlusive, paraffin, pressure, protective, rigid, tie-over, wet, wet-to-dry dressing. 3, record 3, English, - dressing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pansement
1, record 3, French, pansement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de compresses stériles, sèches ou imprégnées de médicaments, appliquées sur une plaie pour la guérir, la protéger des chocs et l'isoler de l'infection. 2, record 3, French, - pansement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le pansement a pour but de protéger la plaie contre tout agent nocif extérieur, d'absorber l'exsudat produit par la plaie et de favoriser sa guérison. 3, record 3, French, - pansement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pansement humide, sec, adhésif, antiseptique, chirurgical, compressif. 4, record 3, French, - pansement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- venda
1, record 3, Spanish, venda
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pieza de tela o de gasa, más o menos larga que se aplica a las diferentes regiones del cuerpo humano, con el fin de mantener o sostener algún apósito, realizar cualquier tipo de compresión o inmovilizar una fractura o luxación. 1, record 3, Spanish, - venda
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- abdominal dressing
1, record 4, English, abdominal%20dressing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- ABD dressing 2, record 4, English, ABD%20dressing
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A dry ABD dressing or gauze is then placed over the wound. 3, record 4, English, - abdominal%20dressing
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "abdominal dressing" and "abdominal pad" are often used as synonyms. A dressing is any of various materials used for covering and protecting a wound, whereas a pad is a cushionlike mass of soft material 4, record 4, English, - abdominal%20dressing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pansement abdominal
1, record 4, French, pansement%20abdominal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pansement compressif abdominal 2, record 4, French, pansement%20compressif%20abdominal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que les termes «pansement» et «compresse» soient souvent utilisés comme synonymes, il existe une nuance entre ces deux termes. La «compresse» consiste en un amas de coton, ou une superposition de tissus, qui sert à éponger, à nettoyer ou à comprimer au cours d'une opération ou de la pose d'un pansement. Le «pansement», quant à lui, consiste en l'ensemble de compresses stériles, sèches ou imprégnées de médicaments, appliquées sur une plaie pour la guérir, la protéger des chocs et l'isoler de l'infection. 3, record 4, French, - pansement%20abdominal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-08-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bandage scissors
1, record 5, English, bandage%20scissors
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scissors designed to cut bandage, gauze, and dressing. 1, record 5, English, - bandage%20scissors
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The bandage] scissors are typically strong, handheld, manual instruments with two metallic (e.g., stainless steel) blades with sharp edges that slide past each other (i.e., shearing action); usually one blade is longer than the other and finished in a sharp or probe-like tip while the shorter blade has a rounded tip. The blades are usually attached to handles with the proximal end conformed as a ring to facilitate holding and operating with the fingers; both parts are joined by a swivel pin in the center. 1, record 5, English, - bandage%20scissors
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ciseaux à bandages
1, record 5, French, ciseaux%20%C3%A0%20bandages
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ciseaux à bandage 2, record 5, French, ciseaux%20%C3%A0%20bandage
correct, masculine noun, plural
- ciseaux pour bandages 3, record 5, French, ciseaux%20pour%20bandages
correct, masculine noun, plural
- ciseaux à pansements 4, record 5, French, ciseaux%20%C3%A0%20pansements
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dressing forceps
1, record 6, English, dressing%20forceps
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A forceps with scissorlike handles, used to grasp and remove lint, drainage tubes, necrosed tissue, and other small foreign bodies from wounds 2, record 6, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proper name :Dressing Forceps.... Features : jaws-horizontal serrations-round tips; cutter shank-horizontal serrations. Uses : To hold gauze sponges and dressings, also delicate handling of tissue, for example, donated tissue and skin grafts. 3, record 6, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In medical language, dressing forceps is defined as a slender forceps used for grasping or holding gauze or sutures and removing small fragments of necrosed tissues and other foreign bodies in dressing wounds. These forceps are widely used to care wounds and remove dressings.... Dressing forceps may be curved or straight tipped with serrated beak. In some cases it may be smooth. They have scissor-like handles for grasping lint, drainages tubes, etc. 4, record 6, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
There are many types of dressing forceps: Adson Bayonet dressing forceps, Adson micro dressing forceps, Cheron dressing forceps, Collin dressing forceps, Cushing dressing forceps, Gerald dressing forceps, Gross dressing forceps, Hudson dressing forceps, McIndoe dressing forceps, Potts-Smith dressing forceps, general thumb dressing forceps, etc. 5, record 6, English, - dressing%20forceps
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pince à pansement
1, record 6, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20pansement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pince à pansements 2, record 6, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20pansements
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe plusieurs variétés de pinces à pansement : pince à pansement Bozeman, pince à pansement Bozeman-Douglas, pince à pansement Bryant, pince à pansement Cheron, pince à pansement Duplay, pince à pansement Gross, pince à pansement Gross-Maier, pince à pansement Maier, pince à pansement Martin, pince à pansement Pelkman, pince à pansement Sims-Maier; etc. 3, record 6, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20pansement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-03-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- absorbent gauze
1, record 7, English, absorbent%20gauze
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Adhesive bandage. A dressing of plain absorbent gauze affixed to plastic or fabric coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. 1, record 7, English, - absorbent%20gauze
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gauze : An absorbent fabric with an open weave that is usually made of cotton. Sterile gauze is often used as a material for dressing wounds. 2, record 7, English, - absorbent%20gauze
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gaze hydrophile
1, record 7, French, gaze%20hydrophile
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compresse. [...] pièce de gaze hydrophile [...] utilisée pour nettoyer, badigeonner [...], faire un pansement, nettoyer et assécher une plaie, une contusion, un champ opératoire. Le terme hydrophile désigne ce qui absorbe l'eau, un liquide. [...] La gaze est une étoffe légère et plus ou moins transparente constituée de divers tissus (soie, laine ou coton). 1, record 7, French, - gaze%20hydrophile
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- gasa hidrofila
1, record 7, Spanish, gasa%20hidrofila
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-10-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- plaster cast
1, record 8, English, plaster%20cast
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- cast 2, record 8, English, cast
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rigid dressing made of gauze impregnated with plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured part, especially in bone fractures. 1, record 8, English, - plaster%20cast
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- appareil plâtré
1, record 8, French, appareil%20pl%C3%A2tr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- plâtre 2, record 8, French, pl%C3%A2tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de contention, formé de pièces de tarlatane imprégnées de plâtre, utilisé notamment pour le traitement des fractures. 2, record 8, French, - appareil%20pl%C3%A2tr%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ortesis
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- escayola
1, record 8, Spanish, escayola
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gasa impregnada de yeso, que al fraguar se endurece, quedando un vendaje rígido que inmoviliza la fractura. 1, record 8, Spanish, - escayola
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-10-12
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Pharmacy
- The Skin
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- low-allergy dressing
1, record 9, English, low%2Dallergy%20dressing
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- hypoallergenic dressing 2, record 9, English, hypoallergenic%20dressing
proposal
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[NF T03-263 : Chemical products. Assessment of cutaneous irritation and or pitting in rabbits. ] The product and the gauze square are maintained in contact with the skin of each of the two zones, using the occlusive, adhesive and low-allergy dressing. 3, record 9, English, - low%2Dallergy%20dressing
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Pharmacie
- Appareil cutané
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- pansement hypoallergénique
1, record 9, French, pansement%20hypoallerg%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- pansement hypoallergisant 1, record 9, French, pansement%20hypoallergisant
correct, masculine noun
- pansement hypoallergique 2, record 9, French, pansement%20hypoallergique
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Produits chimiques. Évaluation de l'irritation et/ou de la corrosion cutanées chez le lapin. Norme AFNOR T03-263]. Maintenir en contact avec la peau le produit et le carré de gaze sur chacune des deux zones avec le pansement occlusif adhésif et hypoallergénique. 1, record 9, French, - pansement%20hypoallerg%C3%A9nique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Matériels divers. [...] Pansement occlusif adhésif et hypoallergisant. 1, record 9, French, - pansement%20hypoallerg%C3%A9nique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n'existe pas de substance antiallergique ou anallergique mais seulement des produits relativement peu susceptibles [...] de déterminer des allergies, donc «hypoallergéniques». 3, record 9, French, - pansement%20hypoallerg%C3%A9nique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1989-08-24
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- gauze dressing
1, record 10, English, gauze%20dressing
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"dressing" : Something used as a cleaning or conditioning agent : as(a) : a material(as ointment, gauze) applied to cover a sore, wound, or other lesion. 2, record 10, English, - gauze%20dressing
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- pansement de gaze
1, record 10, French, pansement%20de%20gaze
proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- pansement-gaze 2, record 10, French, pansement%2Dgaze
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les éléments d'un pansement comprennent : un matériel de contact : gaze aseptique pliée convenablement (compresses); un matériel d'absorption : coton hydrophile, ouate de cellulose; un matériel de protection mécanique et bactériologique (coton cardé); un matériel de contention : bandes de gaze, de crêpe, de toile, adhésifs divers. 1, record 10, French, - pansement%20de%20gaze
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"gaze" : Tissu de coton, très léger et transparent, présenté sous forme de bandes, qui, après stérilisation, sert pour les pansements ou la fabrication de compresses. 1, record 10, French, - pansement%20de%20gaze
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme "pansement-gaze" a été relevé dans les Réglementation du Canada sur l'hygiène et la sécurité du travail. 3, record 10, French, - pansement%20de%20gaze
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1987-08-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Tegaderm dressing
1, record 11, English, Tegaderm%20dressing
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Split-thickness donor sites were created in pig skin and were treated with a synthetic occlusive dressing(Tegaderm), with fine mesh gauze, or with nothing.(A Concentration Gradient of Bacteria within Wound Tissues and Scab. J. Surg. Res. 41(3). 1986. 326-332)(Biosis) 2, record 11, English, - Tegaderm%20dressing
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bacterial Study of Skin Flora under a Tegaderm dressing. (84 th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A., March 4-9, 1984) (BIOSIS) 2, record 11, English, - Tegaderm%20dressing
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- pansement Tegaderm
1, record 11, French, pansement%20Tegaderm
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-01-06
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- neuro sponge
1, record 12, English, neuro%20sponge
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sponge : A pad of gauze, cotton, or other absorbent material used in surgical operations to soak up blood or other fluids or as a dressing 2, record 12, English, - neuro%20sponge
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- compresse neurologique
1, record 12, French, compresse%20neurologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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