Appropriate materials: (you will need all or some of the following depending on how your wound is dressed).
Clean, dry gauze
Xeroform
Sof-rol or Kerlix
Ace wrap or,
Appropriate form of tape to hold dressing in place. I prefer Tegaderm, Hypafix, or paper tape.
Gauze
Xeroform Dressing
Sof-rol/Cast Padding
Kerlix dressing
Hypafix Tape
Ace-wrap
Apply strip of Xeroform to cover your wound. Note, if you remove your dressing and the xeroform is stuck to the wound, and is dry, with nothing wet underneath, you can leave the xeroform in place.
Cover the Xeroform and wound with clean dry gauze.
Next, depending on the sensitivity of your skin you can apply an ace wrap with moderate compression directly to the skin (arm example), or place a layer of Sof-rol or Kerlix on before applying the ace, (leg example).
After applying the sof-rol or kerlix the ace wrap is applied. Note: ideally the hand or foot should be included in the dressing if an ace wrap is used. Doing so prevents excessive swelling of the hand or foot.
Alternatively the gauze can be held in place with tape (tegaderm is used in this example).
