Tegaderm Diamond Dressings

Indications

Diamond Pattern Film Dressing can be used to cover and protect catheter insertion sites and minor wounds. It can also be used as a secondary dressing, as a protective cover over at-risk skin, to secure devices to the skin and as a protective eye covering. Do not use the dressing as a replacement for sutures and other primary wound closure methods.

Precautions

• Stop any bleeding at the site before applying the dressing.
• Do not stretch the dressing during application as tension can cause skin trauma.
• Make sure the skin is clean, free of soap residue and lotion and allowed to dry thoroughly before applying the dressing to prevent skin irritation and to ensure good adhesion.
• The dressing may be used on an infected site, only when under the care of a health care professional.
• Antimicrobial ointments containing polyethylene glycols may compromise the strength of the Tegaderm™ Diamond Pattern Film Dressing.
• Tegaderm Diamond Pattern Film Dressing should not be re-sterilized by gamma, E-beam or steam methods.