Description

Finger Dressing

British standard Finger Dressing. These are small dressings specially designed for fingers, which offer more protection than a plaster. Simple, yet highly effective.

• First aid kit finger dressing.
• An essential item in your British Standard first aid kit.
• CE Marked & Sterile, supplied in a plastic wrapping.
• Provides initial protection from infection.
• Highly absorbent pad for the cushioning of wounds.

How to apply a finger dressing

Prepare – Before you get started, wash hands and put on your  disposable, non-latex gloves. Do not touch the dressing or wound before this. We highly recommend that you use nitrile powder-free gloves for your first aid kit.

Apply – Making sure the dressing covers the edges of the wound, unfold the finger dressing pad and lay it directly on top of the wound. Keeping it firmly in place by holding the bandage on each side. Then, pass and wrap the short end of the bandage around the injured part of the finger. This secures the dressing pad.  Making sure again that all of the dressing pad is covered, wrap the longer part of the finger dressing around the injured part as well.  Note: Leave the short end hanging out.

Secure – It’s now time to secure the finger bandage by tying the long and short ends together using a reef knot.

Circulation check – Press the casualty’s nail or skin beyond the wound for 5 seconds until it goes pale. Caution: If the colour doesn’t come back within 2 seconds the bandage is too tight. Loosen it, and re-do your circulation check.

Follow up – Keep checking circulation every 10 minutes until professional medical assistance arrives. If you find you are getting blood seeping through the bandage, reapply pressure with a new dressing, this time a little tighter, and with the knot over the wound to maintain pressure on it.

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First Aid Shop Deeside

If you are in the Deeside area and need this product fast, it may be possible to call into our First Aid shop to pick it up. Please contact us in advance so we can check supplies and get it ready for you:

Tel: 01352 781965

Email: hello@hivecollaborartive.co.uk

First Aid Courses

It’s essential that your workplace is able to deal with first aid emergencies. For this, you will need an adequate number of British Standard first aid kits, and competent first aiders on site. For more information on first aid courses read our page on workplace first aid. It contains all the information you need to get yourself prepared for medical emergencies. If you are need to know how to apply a bandage, we recommend following the guidance on this Trusted NHS page. We’ll shortly be producing some videos to help you too. Please subscribe to our Youtube Channel for further information.

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