title: The importance of correctly choosing a bandage and bandaging technique.
abstract: Bandaging is a basic procedure but if carried out incorrectly it has the potential to cause considerable harm, for example by restricting movement or blood flow. Bandages may be used for: Retaining primary dressings; Support; Compression; As a vehicle for administering medication, for example zinc oxide bandages.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*