St John Ambulance Fabric Plasters

I currently work in a number of care settings as a day job and have found the majority of these settings use St John Ambulance first aid supplies, in particular plasters.

St John Ambulance fabric plasters come in a pack of 100, including various sizes and are priced at £4.94 from Amazon as buying them direct from St John Ambulance supplies works out more expensive as VAT is not included on the prices given. Therefore these plaster work out a fair bit more expensive than others on the market as supermarkets own are around the 80p mark for a box of 40.

The sizes of the plasters include:
* 20 x 2.2 x 3.8cm plasters
* 30 x 2.5 x 7.2cm plasters
* 20 x 3.8 x 3.8cm plasters
* 10 x 5 x 7.2cm plasters
* 10 x Knuckle plasters
* 10 x Fingertip plasters

I found the sizes and quantities of the plasters great as there are more of the more commonly used sizes which is not always the case with other brands, also the sizes were appropriate as they are not too big so that they will never be used are varied so that there will be a plaster that is right for the wound.
All plasters are individually wrapped and are completely sterile.

As said earlier I work in care settings and so infection control is extremely important. Two main points to be considered regarding infection control is that all cuts must be covered and hand washing is essential regularly throughout the day. I found these plasters were extremely sticky in comparison to other brands used and therefore stayed on a lot longer, which is good as I did not have to change the plaster as often and so the risk of infection reduced. Also due to high level of stickyness I found the plasters a lot better than ones previously used when hand washing regularly as they did not fall off immediately. However the plasters do start to fray throughout the day and due to them being fabric they can often look very dirty making them look messy and untidy and this can be very annoying as I was picking and unravelling the fabric.

I found the plasters fairly easy to use as the backings came off easily.
The plasters do contain latex so be aware if you have any allergies. Although I have skin allergies and also eczema and the plaster did not affect my skin at all which is extremely important to me when looking for such products .

In all I found the St John Ambulance 100 fabric plasters good as they are easy to use are in good sizes and can last longer than competitors however with them being fabric they can look messy and when they fray it can be very annoying. Also I find the price slightly high and would not pay that much for plasters for my own home and so would be better used in care settings.