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Quick Guide for Medihoney's Dressings | |||
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All Medihoney's Dressings contain medical grade antibacterial manuka honey made to be applied directly to the wound. A suitable secondary absorbent dressing is commonly required. This guide is intended to help understand some of the different uses of each Medihoney's Dressing. Please see the product pages below for further details. Always consult your supervising doctor or nurse before using a new dressing. | |||
Dressing | Wound Type | Exudate level | Benefits |
Medihoney HCS | Sloughy Granulating Epithelialising | Moderate to Dry | Contains Absorbent Hydrogel & 63% Manuka Honey. Non- & Adhesive styles available. Aids debridement & promotes healing. |
Medihoney Tulle | Granulating | Moderate to Light | 85% Manuka Honey. 3-ply non-adherent. Protects & promotes healing. |
Medihoney Gel Sheet | Infected Sloughy Granulating | Heavy to Light | Contains Sodium Alginate & 80% Manuka Honey. Helps debridement & promotes healing. Forms a protective barrier |
Medihoney Apinate | Infected Necrotic Sloughy | Heavy to Light | Contains Calcium Alginate & 95% Manuka Honey. Helps debridement & promotes healing. Additional absorbency capability |
Defining terms | |||
Exudate | Fluid that leaks from wounds. | ||
Epithelialising | Wounds showing signs of new skin growth, the final stage of wound healing. | ||
Granulating | Wounds showing signs new tissue growth, commonly seens as red, bumpy, and moist. | ||
Sloughy | Wounds with devitalized tissue (dead cells/debris) that appears yellow or white. | ||
Necrotic | Wounds with dead non-viable tissue that appears black & dry. | ||
Infected | Infected wounds commonly can appear as swelling, redness, pus with increased pain and fever. |
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Ideal for the prevention of chafing, protecting the skin from irritants such as urine and as part of a wound management regime - the barrier cream offers protection around the wound.
Multiple use tube of Medihoney Medical Honey. Can be used to fill particularly deep wounds in combination with the Medihoney Gel Sheet 5x5cm or Medihoney Gel Sheet 10x10cm.
Smaller 5x5cm Gel sheet protects mild to moderate exudating (non-dry) wounds. Provides wound healing and cleaning. Use Medihoney Barrier Creamaround the outside of the wound before applying sheet.
Gel sheet protects mild to moderate exudating (non-dry) wounds. Provides wound healing and cleaning. Use Medihoney Barrier Cream around the outside of the wound before applying sheet.