Some key advices about usage an elastic bandages of medium tensile strength
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Bandages can not be imposed on edema.
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In case of varicose veins, bandages should be applied after prolonged rest. In case of no opportunity to lie down with the raised limbs for at least 15 minutes
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Always start to apply a bandage from the narrow site to the wide and from the bottom to the top.
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Each next band should overlap the previous one by one third.
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If the limb after applying the bandage is a bit pale or blue, it is not a reason to refuse bandage – while moving, the color of the skin might be normalized.
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In case of tingling or throbbing are felt, this indicates that the bandage is too tight, it should be removed for a while and made again.
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To make a bandage with the correct compression, it is necessary to hold the girdle to the skin and unwind outwards, with almost no effort to stretch the bandage.
- And lastly - the elastic bandage is worn during activity, at the time of sleep it should be removed to prevent blood disorders.
With TM MedTextile we can be sure of comfortable and durable use at the expense of high cotton content, uniform compression due to high quality and dense weaving. The plastic tape clips - that come with the kit that do not break and do not harm the cling of plastic - will help you to keep the band. medical device