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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

You will need a napkin to dress your first aid wound. A napkin is a piece of clean cloth to cover the wound and keep it from getting infected. The dressing is used to hold the sterile drape on the wound. And while many different dressing options are available at the medicine cabinet and health center, you can dress with any available, clean material that will hold the clean tissue in place.

Steps

1. 1 Dressing and wound care
   • Flush the wound with saline. If saline is not available, you can use clean water, or blot the wound with a clean, lint-free cloth.If blood comes out of the wound, it will be better to wait until the bleeding ends, moreover, the blood helps to cleanse the wound.
   • Press down on the wound to stop bleeding. To avoid infecting your wound, place a clean tissue or lint-free towel under your arm.
   • If so, apply a replacement antibacterial cream to a tissue or other clean cloth. This will not only help prevent infection of the wound, but also prevent the tissue from sticking to it. If the tissue sticks to the wound, bleeding may resume when the tissue is removed.
   • Cut or fold the tissue or bandage to the size you need so that it only covers the wound. If you will be fixing the napkin with a plaster, you will need to leave more cloth around the edges of the napkin so that the plaster does not touch the wound. Be careful not to get an infection or touch the part of the tissue that will go over the wound.
2. 2 Secure the napkin with tape
   • Attach the tissue to the skin on each side using plaster or medical tape. Do not use adhesive tape, as it may tear the skin when removed.
   • Wrap a strip of fabric around the damaged area and napkin. Tie the ends of the dressing over the tissue. Do not wrap the wound too tightly, as this can result in poor circulation in the wound or injured limb.
   • Secure the bandage with a safety pin, tape, or metal fasteners.
3. 3 If there is a chance the dressing will get wet, place a small piece of plastic or cellophane between the tissue and the dressing.

Tips

• If swelling begins, pay attention to what the victim is wearing, remove all rings and watches, this may interfere with blood circulation.
• Not all wounds require dressing. If this is a small wound that will not get wet and dirty, and its edges come together on their own, then it is better to leave it as it is. If the edges of the wound do not come together on their own, you can use an adhesive plaster to align them. If you do decide to apply a bandage, remove it as soon as possible to allow the wound to dry out.

Warnings

• Try not to come into contact with the patient's blood, this will reduce the possibility of infection. If so, it is best to use latex gloves.