OUCH I cut my finger again (Airstrip Waterproof First Aid Dressing)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Airstrip Waterproof First Aid Dressing
Date:	19/02/05 (1101 review reads)
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Advantages: covers wounds

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OUCH I CUT MY FINGER AGAIN Its only a little cut but its bleeding the wound keeps opening every time I bend my finger. I need to put a plaster on it. I look in my first aid box and I have some airstrip plasters an assorted pack of 20.
They cost around £2.00. they are a little more expensive than own brand plasters
I think I bought these from my local chemists. Airstrip plasters seem to be available at most first aid outlets boots, super drug, and some supermarkets and garage forecourt shops.

I choose the right size plaster. A long strip that wraps around my finger. There are different shaped plasters,
A long one 6.3cm x 2,
A shorter one.23.6x 2.2 cm
A square one. 3.8x 3.8 cm
A shaped one for putting on end of finger or toe
A shaped one suitable for a knuckle
A fairly large rectangular one, 7.5x5 cm
One slightly smaller 6.3cm x3.8cm.
The plasters I am using are flesh pink. Blue ones also available


First I washed my finger cleaned the wound then removed the plaster from its individual protective package. These are individually wrapped to keep them sterile and clean. I then removed the pieces of paper from over the sticky ends and placed the clean padded fabric wound covering over my cut and stuck the plaster to my finger. My wound now will be protected and heal quickly.

These plasters are waterproof and will stay on if in water for a short time handy, as I cannot get out of washing up. They are low allergy plasters too.
These plasters are stretchy and allow the skin to breathe, they seem to have small pinprick perforations.

At school we also have some blue airstrip plasters, these are kept in the kitchen for staff that are cooking and handling food. They are coloured blue, very visible so they show up easily if they are lost in the food product. These plasters are low allergenic. The blue ones show up on X ray and electromagnet detectors. They have a small piece of metal behind the wound pad. The blue ones are more expensive about £2 for a pack of 10. Not perhaps so easily available, boots or chemists may be but not your garage forecourt shop.

Elastoplast airstrip plasters are good. Elastoplast plasters have been around for many years I remember having Elastoplast plasters on my fingers when I was a child.
Heres hoping you do not need to use many of these but be reassured if you do Elastoplasts are a good plaster for covering that wound.

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