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Gentle-Adhesive Polyurethane Dressing
ALLEVYN◊,The No.1 Foam Dressing
Description
ALLEVYN◊ Thin is a sterile wound dressing made of polyurethane matrix and a polyurethane top-film.
Features
- Self-adhesive
- Flexible and highly conformable
- Maintains a moist wound environment
- Waterproof
- Helps prevent bacterial contamination
- Permeable to oxygen and water vapor
- Does not adhere to the wound
- Sticks well to dry, intact skin
- Semi-transparent film
Benefits
- No need for a secondary dressing
- Easily shaped to fit awkward areas
- May help reduce the risk of secondary infection. The patient is able to bathe and shower.
- Helps to minimize the risk of maceration
- Monitoring of the wound is possible
Indications
Over the counter:
ALLEVYN◊ Thin is a dressing indicated for the management of surface wounds with low to moderate exudate such as minor burns and abrasions. ALLEVYN◊ Thin may also be used under the direction of a health care professional for partial thickness wounds such as second-degree burns, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, post-op wounds and donor sites.
Prescription:
ALLEVYN◊ Thin is indicated for the management of surface wounds with low to moderate exudate such as first and second degree burns, follow-up management of abrasions and donor sites, partial thickness wounds, leg ulcers, stage I & II pressure ulcers and post-operative wounds.
Contraindications / Precautions
Precautions
Do not use any ALLEVYN◊ product with oxidising agents such as hypochlorite solutions or hydrogen peroxide solutions.
Contraindications
Do not use on wounds with exposed muscle, bone or tendon or where a risk of drying out exists or where the surrounding skin is damaged or sensitive.