How to wear a gauze bandage

How to wear a gauze bandage



The gauze bandage is the simplest respirator,It is able to protect the wearer from viral infections transmitted by airborne droplets. Unfortunately, not many know how to properly wear gauze bandages, which is completely in vain, because the bandage itself can become a source of infection.





How to wear a gauze bandage


















You will need




  • - gauze bandage;
  • - iron;
  • - Soap.




Instructions





1


Tie gauze or cotton-gauze bandage should not be too tight, otherwise it may get peevedhead. Remember that the bandages of gauze bandages can squeeze blood supplying the vessels of the head. Before donning the dressing, you need to make sure that the dressing is clean, dry and has not been used as intended before. The previously used protective mask itself can become the source of the spread of acute respiratory viral infections, such as influenza, laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx) or pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx).





2


The dressing should be snug against the bridge of the nose andcover both the mouth and nose. A fashionable tendency to wear disposable dressings, covering only the mouth - just an imitation of the prevention of viral diseases. If you feel broken after using the gauze bandage, you have a runny nose, cough, sneezing, headache, sore throat, eyeballs, vomiting, loose stools, bandage you wore it all wrong.





3


The thinner the bandage, the more often it is recommended to change it. Standard four-layer gauze bandage must be changed four times a day. If the work in the bandage is carried out with constant communication or in places of mass congestion of people, then bandage it is best to change every four hours. That is why disposable protective masks made of non-woven materials are becoming more common.





4


Marlivaya bandage can not be discarded after use. Viruses, including the influenza virus, are unstable to high temperature, so simply ironing the gauze dressing with a hot iron after a light wash with laundry soap is equated to a complete renewal of the properties of such a protective mask.





5


Wear gauze bandage you need not only in the room or transport, but also in crowded places. When practicing sports or intensive physical exercises, gauze bandage use is strictly not recommended.