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HOW TO DRESS A WOUND
1. Clean the wound using Gauze Swabs soaked in a little sodium chloride or Chlorhexadine.
2. Apply Betadine or manuka honey ointment to the cleaned wound.
3. Cover wound with Melolin Sterile Dressing or a strip of Gauze Dressing.
4. Cover the dressing with a band of cotton wool.
5. Wrap with Gamgee or Cotton Wool Roll.
6. Bandage with Vetwrap or Elastoplast to hold dressings securely in place.
HOW TO BANDAGE
1. Wrap around the leg above the knee or hock joint two or three times, then bring the bandage down across the front of the joint & wrap around the leg below the joint.
2. Bring the bandage back up across the front of the joint & wrap around the leg above the joint again.
3. Continue wrapping in a figure 8 pattern around the joint at least 2 or 3 times until the bandage is neatly in place & secure.
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