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Record 1 2009-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
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.

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.

PHR

adhesive absorbent, antiseptic, biological, cocoon, dry, fixed, Lister's, occlusive, paraffin, pressure, protective, rigid, tie-over, wet, wet-to-dry dressing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
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.

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.

PHR

Pansement humide, sec, adhésif, antiseptique, chirurgical, compressif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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.

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