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A cardinal rule in the medical field is
to avoid doing more harm than good to the patient. This is the reason we
must be careful to protect the patient from infection or disease while
attempting to treat him. There are times in emergency situations when
you may not have the time to wash your hands or to wear gloves and mask
as you work with the casualty. This is understandable. You must work
quickly to help the casualty.
This course discusses communicable
diseases and how they are transmitted, medical asepsis, surgical
asepsis, the purposes of dressings, types of dressing materials, how to
change a sterile dressing, and how to irrigate a wound.
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are for informational purposes and are not intended for use as
diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or as a substitute
for consulting a licensed medical professional.
The materials provided on this site
are intended to supplement formal classroom training and are not
intended to replace a quality health-care education by licensed
medical and education professionals at an accredited
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