Long stretch/ace bandages: A long stretch bandage is made of cotton fibres and polyurethane, and is used to provide compression pressure to an injured limb, muscle, or joint.
Adhesive bandages: Adhesive bandages are the only type that stick to the skin and do not require tape or other material to hold it onto the body. Adhesive bandages are used for covering wounds or cuts, which may get infected if left open.
Sterile pads: They are used for supporting bruises, bunions, corns and closed wounds. They may provide cushion or coverage.
Plaster gauze bandages: Plaster gauze bandages are gauze strip bandages with gypsum plaster embedded in the fibres. They are used to create plaster casts for broken bones. Crafters may use it to create a variety of shaped crafts, including belly and body art castings.
Comprilan: Comprilan is a low-stretch compression bandage that is made completely of cotton and is extremely durable. This type of compression bandage can be washed and worn again. It is primarily used to apply compression to injuries like leg ulcers, lymph oedema and other venous diseases. This bandage is comfortable to wear especially when the patient is resting.
Tensopress: Tensopress is an elastic compression bandage made of cotton, viscose and elastic thread. It is mostly used for ankle wounds. The material of this bandage makes it an ideal one for sensitive wounds because it reduces the chances of irritation.
Eloflex: Eloflex bandage is used for providing high compression to give instant relief to sprains, strains, and bruises. This bandage is washable and can be worn multiple times.
Proguide: This proguide multilayer compression bandage provides sustained compression to leg ulcers for a period of seven days at a stretch. The elastic used in the making of this bandage makes this possible.
Adhesive tapes: Adhesive tapes are specially formulated to offer support to weakened body joints, such as the knees or ankles. In addition to providing short-term support to joints, adhesive tapes help with the process of rehabilitation following a sporting or occupational injury.
Neoprene bandages: Knee support bandages are often made from neoprene, a synthetic rubber that’s highly resistant to moisture and aging. These knee pads are commonly used by participants in sports such as soccer (goalkeeping) and volleyball.
Microporous bandages: These bandage types are constructed from soft non-woven materials that adapt well to contoured body areas. It is often used to fix wound dressings or to secure electrodes for medical assessments.
Zinc oxide tape: Zinc oxide tape is a sturdy, resilient bandage that can be used either as strapping for an injured joint or to help sustain a dressing already in place. It allows the skin to breathe while bandaged and has an adhesive side that does not aggravate the skin. Zinc oxide tape can be torn easily by hand prior to application and conforms easily to contoured body areas.
Strip bandage: The strip bandage is the most common bandage to first aid kits, used for any small wound on a flat surface.
Finger tip bandage: The finger tip bandage is used for just that – a finger tip. It is made to wrap around the finger.
Knuckle bandage: The knuckle bandage wraps around the knuckle.
Butterfly closure: The butterfly closure is used to pull both sides of a cut back together to promote healing and help prevent infection.
Donut bandage: The Donut Bandage is used to put pressure around an impaled object without putting pressure on the object itself. Attach with roll or gauze or tape.
Pressure bandages: A pressure bandage is best described as a conforming gauze roll bandage that contains an inner absorbent layer of porous cotton to be applied to a wound site. The rolled gauze is then applied around the cotton pad to hold it in place on the wound.
Gauze rolls: Gauze rolls come in various lengths and sizes and can be wrapped around any wound, can also be used to hold a gauze pad in place.
5 x 9 sterile gauze pad: Sterile Gauze Pads can be used for various sizes of wounds, they come in sizes from 2×2 inches, 3×3 inches, 4×4 inches up to 5×9 or larger.
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