Cotton And Linen Based Wound Dressings.
Cotton And Linen Based Wound Dressings.Assignment No:1Cotton And
Linen Based Wound DressingsIntroduction:Wound management requires
dressing materials and techniques that address the specific needs
of the injury.Dermatologists manage wounds of all types, from
surgical incisions to poorly healing chronic wounds.Cotton And
Linen Based Wound DressingsHistory of Dressings:1600 BC: Linen
strips soaked in oil or grease and covered with plaster used to
occlude wounds.Closed wounds heal more quickly than open wounds
Edwin Smith.1891: First woven absorbent cotton gauze.Cotton And
Linen Based Wound DressingsHistory..1800s: Lister links pus with
infection.The incorrect notion that pus always means infection
interfered with the acceptance of occlusive dressings.Until the
mid-1900s, it was firmly believed that wounds healed more quickly
if kept dry and uncovered (just like mom told you)Cotton And Linen
Based Wound DressingsHistory..1948: Oscar Gilje describes moist
chamber effect for healing ulcers.1962: Winter conducts landmark
study demonstrating the efficacy of moist wound healing by
occlusive dressings: 30% greater benefit of occlusive dressings
versus air drying of wounds.Cotton And Linen Based Wound
DressingsFunction of Dressings:Substitute for the lost native
epithelium.Provide the optimum environment for healing by
protecting the wound from trauma, bacteria.Conform to wound
shape.Absorb wound fluids.Provide pressure for hemostasisEliminate
or decrease pain.Cotton And Linen Based Wound
DressingsFunctionPromote re-epithelialization during the reparative
phase of wound healing.Easy application/removal with no/minimal
wound injury.Cotton And Linen Based Wound Dressings
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsLint:Lint was a common
medical product which was used to dress wounds.Flax, but more
generally, linen scraped into a soft substance, and used for
dressing wounds and sores. Websters Dictionary, 1861.A soft
material for dressing wounds, prepared by ravelling or scraping
linen cloth. Oxford English Dictionary.
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsLint.Lint is also known as
charpie.Charpie is defined as Old linen unravelled into short ends
of thread for surgical dressings; very narrow, thread-like strips
of linen torn off so as to leave fringed ends.Cotton And Linen
Based Wound DressingsManufacturing of Lint:Lint is a soft, delicate
tissue or mass, prepared in two ways, in one of which the
transverse threads of soft, old linen are drawn out by a machine,
leaving the longitudinal ones covered by a sort of tomentum or
cotton-like mass; whilst the other, the cotton-like surface is
produced by scraping with a sharp knife a similar piece of cloth
previously fastened to some firm substance.Cotton And Linen Based
Wound DressingsManufacturing of Charpie:It is made by collecting
the threads torn from pieces of linen, four to five inches square,
such as is used in patent lint. The process, however, goes a step
farther than that for making lint, and tears the threads entirely
apart instead of preserving the cloth.
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsCharpie is usually divided
into two kinds, according to the length and fineness of the thread
composing it; that which is long and coarse being employed to keep
open the sinus, fistulae, and to act as an outer dressing; while
the softer, finer kind is placed in immediate contact with the
wound.Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsUse of Lint or
Charpie:Charpie was mainly used for absorption of drainage and was
used to pack in wounds and then covered with a mixture of wax,
rosin, white lead and other substances that would block out air to
the wound. Even though it adhered to the wound, when the dressing
was changed and the mass was pulled away, only the dead matter
adhered to the dressing and the healthy area was not
affected.Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsCotton Wool
Balls:Soft and highly absorbent Quality cotton wool.Made from 100%
pure cotton.Gentle to the skin.Ideal for general skin cleansing,
topical swabbing and pre-operative skin preparation. Large size
0.8g balls, to suit most applications without waste.
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsCotton Wool Roll:Suitable
for numerous clinical applications, manufactured using pure cotton
wool to ensure a consistently high quality product is provided to
medical professionals.Made from 100% pure cottonHighly absorbent
cotton wool minimises usageIdeal for topical cleansing and
swabbingSuitable as a cushioning and absorbent secondary layerSoft
and gentle to the skin
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsGauze Swabs:Suitable for
wound cleansing and dressing. The swabs have all cut edges folded
in to avoid fibre linting. Highly absorbent, the open mesh
construction also permits exudate to flow through and be absorbed
by a secondary dressing.Highly absorbent, ideal for wound
cleansing, wound protection, or as a short term dressingSoft and
flexible to conform easily to awkward jointsSafe, folded in cut
edges to prevent lint entering the woundSterile swabs suitable for
use in minor surgical procedures.
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsAbsorbent Lint:Highly
absorbent plain woven cotton cloth that is a very effective first
aid dressing.Highly absorbent secondary dressing, suitable for
exuding woundsSoft and conformable, ideal for awkward jointsHelps
protect and cushion most woundsUseful for the topical application
of medication such as ointments, creams and lotions
Flax BandagesHistory of FlaxSince ancient times, flax has been
known to be a source of oil and fibres, and it has been cultivated
as a dual-purpose plant for a long time. Nowadays, it is a
multi-purpose plant and its exploitation is not restricted to the
production of linen fibre and oil. Actually, whole plant
exploitation is possible,Flax is composed ofFlax is a good source
of unsaturated fatty acids, dietary fibre and another nutrients. It
is composed mainly of fat (41%), protein (20%) and dietary fibre
(28%). The contents may vary depending on genetics, environment,
seed processing and the analysis method.Polyunsaturated fatty acids
compose about 73% of the total fatty acid contentSignificanceFlan
fibers areflexible,lustrous and soft.Comments by Great
ScientistsFlax has great possibilities. But traditional flax doesnt
have that effect. It has to be innovative, created by
biotechnological methods, with a specific aim, modified to result
in a proper product, said Genetic Biochemist Dr. Jan
Szopa-Skorski.Comments by Great Scientistsan anti-infection oil
that could be used in arteriosclerosis treatment and a product for
cancer treatmentSzopa-Skorski.An ExperimentUse of Flax by boosted
antioxidant compounds in the plants to improve regrowth of skin
cells, which can proliferate in the cavity of a wound. Doctors
tested the system on 60 patients: 80% of them saw some sort of
improvement, while 20% of those healed completely.Comparison of
different Bandages
Cotton And Linen Based Wound DressingsPresented
by;AzeemULLAHSherjeel AbidAli Raza Shafqat
