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Wound Cleansing and Dressing Selection

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<strong>Dressing</strong>s<br />

� Primary<br />

– The therapeutic or protective covering<br />

applied directly to the wound base<br />

� Secondary<br />

– Materials that serve as therapeutic or<br />

protective function <strong>and</strong> are used to<br />

secure the primary dressing i.e. keeps<br />

the dressing in place

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