Dressing and Bandaging Bleeding and Wounds
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2021
- In this video we go over how to dress and bandage wounds with different types of gauze and bandages. These techniques are primarily for slower bleeds or wounds rather than severe arterial bleeding that should be treated with wound packing, pressure bandages and tourniquets.
A dressing is the gauze or material that goes on top of the wound. A bandage then is applied to hold the dressing in place. Dressing a wound is important to help contain bleeding but also to protect the area from any further infection from foreign objects and debris.
Here we use 4x4 gauze and combine pads to dress the wounds and then demonstrate application of bandages with gauze rolls, self adhesive Sensi-Wrap and even pressure dressings.
Quickly and properly dressing an open wound can help minimize infection and possibly shorten the recovery and healing time.
Stay vigilant. Stay safe!
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Watching this while bandaging urself is quite an experience
Me at 130 am before sleeping lol
haha I can picture it so well
Ah, yes, finally a channel that's easy to follow, in English, and has tons of other videos on relevant information. Subscribed 👍
Glad you found it useful!
Who in their right minds dislikes this kind of video! Ugh frustrating!
Amazing content! Absolutely love your detailed explanations☺️
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!
I don’t know why either. It’s not like he makes these tutorials complicated. They’re easy to learn, and he’s on point.
Excellent video! at last, I'm clear on this topic. Many thanks
I've been told 2 different things. 1. To try to stop the bleeding first before you clean the wound and 2. Clean the wound before you try to stop the bleeding. I'm curious what others think about this.
Depends on severity of the bleed. Think of it this way: More severe bleed = more risk to life and limb, so stop the bleed first. Smaller non life or limb threatening bleed, clean, dress, and get to a higher level of care should they need more care like stitches, tetanus shot etc. All in all the patient can always receive antibiotics and additional follow up care at the hospital, so getting that significant bleed stopped is paramount. Similar to my reply to another comment; TRAINING, take a first aid and CPR course will enable you to better assess and care.
Cohesive bandages all the way!
Wow..I like the video..it's very clear with description..
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
@@SixEcho you welcome.
I made my own first aid kit with only things I know how to use. When it comes to watching the news about shootings and other violent incidents, I only filled mine with these items.
1. Large Gauze Pads
2. Non-Stick Gauze Pads
3. Gauze Wraps
4. Gauze Sponges
5. Bleed Stop
6. Surgical Dressing
7. Antiseptic Cleansing Liquid
8. Cloth Tape
9. Waterproof Tape
10. Paper Tape
11. Duct Tape
12. Aluminum Splint
13. Tourniquets
14. Triangular Bandages
15. Antibacterial Hand Wipes
In a small first aid pouch, I have these.
1. Bandaids
2. Alcohol Prep Pads
3. Vaseline
4. Medihoney for Wounds and Burn Dressing
5. Small Gauze Pads
This is just about it. Sorry if this is a long list, but all of these things are what me and my family would need, because you’ll never know.
I plan on getting gloves, but I’m learning how to put them on a little faster.😅
Anyway, should I also add some q tips to my first aid kit for when I apply Vaseline to a small cut, or is a small gauze pad enough to help apply it?
Edit - I’m definitely gonna get cohesive wraps. Adding that to my kit, and maybe some wound gel.
First off, TRAINING; taking a first aid and CPR course would be a good idea at minimum, if you haven't already.
To reply to your kit though I like it, I make my own kits too based on my qualifications; I'd cut down on the types of tape and stick with duct and 'cloth' tapes, for the sake of weight, bulk or having more/other gear in the pack. As for the wipes, I'd go for some antiseptic wipes (for wound care) vs antibacterial for the patient, but I see you also have Antiseptic Cleansing Liquid. Then wipes or other decontamination liquid i.e. hand sanitizer with alcohol or other pathogen killing ingredients that are safe on skin should I get blood etc. on me, that being said have multiple pairs of gloves in your kit as well. I think you're on the right path though for sure :)
@@keeneyeful Thank you. I’ll rearrange my stuff for my first aid kit. To tell you the truth, I only made this for my car.
Hearing about shootings and people attacked with a knife really makes me worry a lot. So I decided to do this in order to help myself, or somebody else, if I have their consent.
Also, I’m not sure what website I should pick to learn CPR and First Aid. I have a book about first aid, so that’s what I’m learning from at least.
@@RedRose0395 You're welcome! At least you don't have the "It won't happen to me" mentality! Though I think that the likelihood of most people (who aren't Law Enforcement or EMS) being involved in a violent situation as you describe depends on where you are along with the risk of such occurring in that area - like any other risk/threat for anything - But I do consider those as well myself to an extent, we live in a troubled world.
What's most important (in my opinion) is being prepared for ANY unfortunate event where care is needed; Motor vehicle collision, medical/illness event like a heart attack or stroke etc. As well as yourself; a friend or family member injuring themselves at home doing whatever - ALL these can require someone who has the training and capability to act prior to professional responders arriving.
Again, look up credible training providers such as the Red Cross or St. John Ambulance of your area - I'm in Ontario Canada so unsure of US or whichever accredited State providers... Maybe even visit your local Paramedic service, if there not involved with a scene and ask what they suggest. Your area's Emergency Management website may even have advice for First Aid training.
You are certainly on the right path, and your willingness to help is important! Feel free to PM me for more insight.
@@keeneyeful Thank you. And sure, I may not plan to be an EMT or anything like that, but it won’t hurt to learn things like this. Everybody should learn first aid and CPR. You’ll never know what will happen.
I did look up Red Cross. They’re not far from where I live, so that’s good.
Edit - I forgot to ask, even if what I did was a Good Samaritan Law, would that person try to file a lawsuit against me?
Edit - I also thought about carrying some over the counter medicine, like Ibuprofen or Aleve, or even Pepto Bismol, but I hear how there are some people who could be allergic to stuff like these.
This is very useful! Thank u!
Great! We love getting feedback like that!
2:24. That is what about i told you yesterday. I was learnt to bring a rolled gauze other side (as we unrolled a carpet). And you use your fingers, and i just rolled.
My English is not good, I'm still learning, so sorry for the mistakes;)
Yup! That’s a good point.
I also have some questions to ask.
Ok, fist of all, why do you fix an absorbing bar without compression, when you use a cotton gauze?
I have been learnt, that when we use a cotton gauze, we can do pressure on the absorbing bar. And this will stop the bleeding. But if you use an compression bandages (Israel, olaes, ect.), you can't pressure! May be careful and control your patient.
I also have been learnt, that we can put a gauze from down to up. From skinny part of the limb to the thick part. That will give more stability for hall bandage.
And we also have a rolled gauze, as pressure bar, and fixed it by other gauze (just roll over the limb). And we have an advice: if you have a non-life thread bleeding, and you have no professional military bandage, you can use one rolled gauze as pressure bar, and fix by one or two other gauzes.
But this is TECC (Ukrainian edition)))) at the war, or when there are a lot of wounded, we use tccc protocol, even in civilian. You must save as more lives, as you can save.
And i also find some new things for me that i will train! Thank you!
This video is showing how to bandage minor wounds and not wound packing for life threatening blessings. That is why the gauze is placed on top and then loosely wrapped in place. This helps to stop low pressure venous bleeding and keeps the wound clean from dirt and hopefully from infection.
@@SixEcho thank you for feedback!
Maybe my instructor was a+ student)
Can you guys do a video of how to take care of head wounds?
Great idea. We will put it in the queue. Thanks!
Our head injury video is uploaded as requested. Hope it is helpful!
Awesome! Thanks so much! Super helpful!
This is very useful.
I have a question though hope you won't mind😊 aren't we going to use an occlusive dressing when dealing with neck injuries?
Occlusive dressings are for sucking chest wounds where air is moving in and out from a damaged chest wall as the person is breathing and trying to inflate their lungs. Wound packing and bandages are to stop bleeding. So when you have severe bleeding from a neck injury, the bleeding has to be stopped with pressure. People use the phrase “neck to navel” to talk about where to place a chest seal but that doesn’t typically include the neck, just up to the point of the neck. Hope this helps.
@@SixEcho Thankyou for that but our instructor told us to use an occlusive dressing so that embolism will not occur. Annndd I'm confused now😂😅
For arterial bleeds you need to pack the wound and apply enough pressure to stop the bleeding an occlude the artery. If we don’t stop the bleeding with wound packing then they will bleed out and then the air embolism doesn’t matter.
If it’s venous bleeding, you can use the method used in the video for slight pressure. Just enough pressure to slow the bleeding until it clots off. Don’t over tighten it.
If the carotid arteries are affected it has been taught that you place an occlusive dressing over top of the gauze to prevent air from getting in the vein and causing an embolism. They frequently due this when they take out central venous lines but typically if you have firm pressure to control bleeding, the air won’t be able to enter anyways.
This is not frequently practiced as of recently though. It is typically only an issue on the larger veins like the carotid and honestly I haven’t heard that technique being taught for prehospital in quite a while. I would love to hear from people that are regularly applying occlusives to minor bleeding on the neck. Maybe it’s more common in other areas. I just checked a few modern textbooks and didn’t see that technique being taught currently.
@@SixEcho Thankyou for your explanation I really appreciate it big time. Please be available when I ask something please. It's a good thing to have someone like you around😊
Sure thing!
getting 2 ads twice on a video like this?
Torque is not used anymore due to complications. Also can cause damage on the other muscles and cells in the affected area.
Tourniquets are still indicated in injuries with massive hemorrhage. You don’t need to worry about damaged muscles and cells if they are about to be attached to a dead body due to loss of blood. Tourniquet use is safe and effective and it’s good to learn how and when to use them! If a tourniquet is applied the patient will/should be under medical care, and transported to the appropriate facility asap to deal with the trauma.
Tourniquets no longer used? What?
Amazing video
Thanks!