Why choose Abena Calcium Alginate Wound Dressing?
- 2 Layer Design – Helps promote an optimal wound healing environment
- Super Absorbent Quality – Can absorb up to 12 times its weight in fluid for highly exuding wounds
- Natural Calcium Alginate Fibers – In combination with its high wet strength, the fibers create a protective gel when in contact with exudate to allow for easy removal in one piece
- A Perfect Solution for Deep Wounds – This highly conformable and flexible alginate dressing supports a variety of uses on moderate to heavily exuding wounds
What is Calcium Alginate Dressing Used for?
- Moderate to heavily exuding wounds
- Pressure ulcers, and diabetic ulcers
- Surface trauma wounds
- Venous/arterial leg ulcers
- Graft and donor sites
- Cavity wounds
- Post-surgical wounds
What to buy with Calcium Alginate
- Abena Silicone Foam Dressing
- Abena Hydrocolloid Dressing
- Coloplast Sea-Clens Wound Cleanser
- AMBITEX Nitrile Powder Free Examination Gloves
How to apply Calcium Alginate Dressing by Abena?
- Carefully clean the wound and its surrounding area with sterile water or saline solution and dry the surrounding skin gently
- Select the right size of dressing for the wound area. Carefully open the sterile pouch to remove the dressing inside
- A secondary dressing is necessary when using calcium alginates. If needed, cut the tape and dressing using sterile scissors
- Dampen dressing with sterile water or saline solution to avoid damaging the surrounding skin, then secure it to the wound area
