Wound care and dressings

Seven categories and what they do

• Dressings — quick-apply dressings, film dressings with pad, absorbent dressings and self-adhesive foam dressings. What sits directly on the wound and stays in place.
• Plasters — fabric, plastic, waterproof and blue detectable plasters for food environments, in single packs and packs of a hundred.
• Bandages — elastic support bandages, compression bandages and self-adhesive bandages that stick to themselves.
• Swabs — sterile and non-sterile non-woven swabs in sizes from 5 × 5 cm to 10 × 20 cm.
• Tape and fixation — surgical tape, adhesive tape, skin closure strips and wide fixation tapes.
• Burn dressings — gel and gel dressings in formats from pocket sachets to large sheets.
• Wound cleansing — saline, chlorhexidine, wound wipes and rinse spray.

The field and the workplace make different demands from a clinic

The material goes on in rain, cold and dust, often with gloves on, and has to stay in place as the person keeps moving. That shows in the range. Self-adhesive foam dressings from Snögg and Cederroth stick to themselves without tape and work on fingers, the head and arms where ordinary adhesive tape lets go. Fabric plasters move with the body better than plastic plasters. Blue detectable plasters belong wherever food is handled, because the colour does not occur naturally in the product.

Pack size matters at least as much as the product. The same film dressing and the same swab come both as a single unit for the pocket and in packs of fifty or a hundred for the stockroom — choose the small format for carried kits and the bulk pack for the station that gets restocked.

The brands in the range

• Vitri — the breadth of the category: swabs, film dressings with pad, quick-apply dressings, bandages, fixation tape and skin closure strips.
• Snögg — self-adhesive absorbent foam dressings for fingers, the head and general use, plus Burnshield burn gel.
• Cederroth — the workplace range: blood-stopper dressings, finger dressings and plasters in refill format.
• Steroplast — swabs, gauze bandages and plasters in bulk packs.
• Leukoplast, Micropore and Scanpor — surgical tape and adhesive tape in various widths and levels of adhesion.
• 3M — Tegaderm film dressings and Steri-Strip skin closure strips.
• Salvequick and Evercare — plasters for vehicles and offices, absorbent dressings and fixation bandages.

Who buys wound care from us

• Armed forces and Home Guard restocking personal kits and the group's stores.
• Police, security guards and door supervisors with medical supplies in the vehicle.
• Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who need wound care that fits in a pocket and copes with wet conditions.
• Workplaces, shooting ranges and clubs with their own first aid station.
• Prepared households keeping a home supply up to date.

Beyond wound care

Wound care covers injuries that bleed moderately. Anything that needs more is covered by trauma and bleeding control: tourniquets, chest seals, wound packing gauze, splints and hypothermia protection. Gloves belong in every kit, and if the supplies are to be carried there are pouches and bags.