Tabla de Contenidos

Mission Statement Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1- Basics of Bandaging, Casting, and Splinting Bandaging Purpose and functions of a bandage Components of a bandage

Primary-contact layer Highly absorptive dressings Gauze dressings Hypertonic saline dressings Calcium alginate dressings Copolymer starch dressings

Moisture-retentive dressings Polyurethane foam dressings Polyurethane film dressings Hydrogel dressings Hydrocolloid dressings Nonadherent semiocclusive dressings Antimicrobial dressings Extracellular matrix bioscaffold dressings

Secondary-intermediate layer