The types of medical bandages are generally divided into 5 kinds, these 5 kinds are: simple bandages, non-elastic or elastic bandages, light support bandages, stress bandages, orthopedic bandages these 5 kinds.
1, simple bandage material is composed of cotton, viscose rayon, polyamide fiber, manufacturing method is generally used in weaving and knitting.
2, non-elastic bandage / elastic bandage material is composed of elastic yarn, manufacturing method is different from other bandage manufacturing method, and is not woven and knitted.
3, light support bandage material is composed of cotton, viscose rayon, elastic yarn, manufacturing method is made by knitting and weaving.
4, the material of the stress bandage is composed of cotton, polyamide fiber, elastic yarn, the manufacturing method is also made by weaving or knitting.
5, the last kind of orthopedic bandage is the most complicated, the material is made of cotton, viscose rayon, polyamide fiber, polypropylene fiber, polyurethane foam, the manufacturing method is also a combination of all the above methods, there are knitted, there are woven, and there are also non-woven method.
The above five is more common in our daily life 5 kinds of medical bandages, medical workers will be based on the patient's actual situation to choose the right medical bandages to its treatment use.
Two, how to buy medical bandages
1, generally sold as a non-sterile medical products. If the use of medical bandages in the wound site, should consider the use of isolation from the wound.
2, the purchase of medical bandages should look at the appearance of the product. The product should be white, no yellow spots, no pollution, no serious defects or broken silk.