pressure bandage
Bleeding control wrap
A pressure bandage is a bandage wrapped tightly to apply sustained pressure, used to control bleeding or reduce swelling.
The compression helps slow blood flow from wounds or limits fluid accumulation in injured tissue: Apply a pressure bandage and keep the limb elevated.
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
life-saving · arterial · venous · blood loss · shock · triage · casualty · field dressing
Open-weave medical fabric
- adhesive tapeStrip with tacky backing
- sterile padSanitized wound covering
- absorbentAble to soak up
- safety pinsShielded-point fasteners
clips · cotton · non-stick · self-adhesive · dressing · fasteners
Treatment of bodily injuries
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
edema · contusion · lymphedema · varicose veins · immobilization · support · stabilization · antiseptic
Outer covering material
- bindingLegally or morally required
- strappingMuscular and hale
- tightnessState of being constricted
- cinchingPulling tight to secure
constriction · squeezing · elastic · tension · secure · snug · firm · layering
Regaining what was lost
- circulationMovement through a system
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- hemostaticArrests blood flow
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
tissue repair · regeneration · rehabilitation · mending · scarring · granulation · wound closure · follow-up
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
hemostasis · life-saving · arterial · venous · blood loss · shock · triage · casualty · field dressing · crisis
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
- adhesive tapeStrip with tacky backing
- sterile padSanitized wound covering
- absorbentAble to soak up
safety pins · clips · cotton · non-stick · self-adhesive · dressing · fasteners
wound care
Treatment of bodily injuries
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
swelling · edema · contusion · lymphedema · varicose veins · immobilization · support · stabilization · antiseptic · disinfectant
wrapping
Outer covering material
cinching · constriction · squeezing · elastic · tension · secure · snug · firm · layering · overlapping
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- circulationMovement through a system
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- hemostaticArrests blood flow
convalescence · tissue repair · regeneration · rehabilitation · mending · scarring · granulation · wound closure · follow-up · monitoring
- bandagesgauze, dressing, Band-Aid, wrap, gauze pad
- first aidfirst aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads, gauze, tourniquets
- Snakebite Treatmentantivenom, antivenin, immobilization, time tracking
- war surgeryfield surgery, combat medic, field hospital, MASH unit, medevac
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- wound healingscab, scar, granulation, wound closure, scar formation
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