Details
- Provides a waterproof, sterile barrier to external contaminants including liquids, bacteria and viruses
- Easy to apply and remove
- Transparency allows monitoring of IV sites without the need to remove the dressing
- Stays on skin for long periods of time without skin irritation or maceration
- Conformable to permit free movement
- May be worn while showering or bathing
- Permeable to oxygen and impermeable to liquids
- For pediatric I.V.s, the 1610 dressing, with colourful bears, provides an ideal solution
3M™ Tegaderm™ Transparent Film Dressings are transparent I.V. dressings which offer site protection and are more adherent in moist conditions than standard transparent dressings
Suggested Applications
- Hold catheters and appliances securely in place
- Protect IV catheters from external contamination
- Superficial partial thickness burns
- Stage I or II pressure ulcers
- Autolytic debridement facilitated by the moist wound healing environment
- Protective eye coverings
- Post tattoo application and removal
- Scalp vein needles
