{"id":8794,"date":"2023-07-22T15:47:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8794"},"modified":"2024-03-27T06:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T06:29:59","slug":"15-items-in-a-first-aid-kit-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/?product=15-items-in-a-first-aid-kit-3","title":{"rendered":"15 items in a first aid kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medq.co.za\/videos\/2372097379699307\/\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<p>Several\u00a0<b>types<\/b> of interactive products are semi-permeable film\u00a0<b>dressings<\/b>, semi-permeable foam\u00a0<b>dressings<\/b>, hydrogel\u00a0<b>dressings<\/b>, hydrocolloid\u00a0<b>dressings<\/b>, and alginate\u00a0<b>dressings<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Woven gauze<\/b>\u00a0is loosely\u00a0<b>woven<\/b>, usually from cotton fibers. &#8230;\u00a0<b>Non<\/b>&#8211;<b>woven gauze<\/b>\u00a0is made from fibers that are pressed together to resemble a weave. This results in increased absorbency and better wicking.\u00a0<b>Nonwoven gauze<\/b>\u00a0is usually made from synthetic fibers like rayon, polyester or a blend<\/p>\n<p>The five\u00a0<b>types of wounds<\/b>\u00a0are abrasion, avulsion, incision, laceration, and puncture. An abrasion is a\u00a0<b>wound<\/b>\u00a0caused by friction when a body scrapes across a rough surface. An avulsion is characterized by a flap. An incision is a cut with clean edges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gauze<\/b>\u00a0is a thin,\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Translucent\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Translucent\">translucent<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Textile\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Textile\">fabric<\/a>\u00a0with a\u00a0<a class=\"extiw\" title=\"wikt:loose\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/loose\">loose<\/a>\u00a0open\u00a0<a title=\"Weaving\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weaving\">weave<\/a>. In technical terms &#8220;gauze&#8221; is a weave structure in which the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Weft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weft\">weft<\/a>\u00a0yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Warp (weaving)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warp_(weaving)\">warp<\/a>\u00a0yarn keeping the weft firmly in place.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gauze#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This weave structure is used to add stability to fabric, which is important when using fine yarns loosely spaced<\/p>\n<p><b>Gauze<\/b>\u00a0was originally made of silk and was\u00a0<b>used<\/b>\u00a0for clothing. It is now\u00a0<b>used<\/b>\u00a0for many different things, including\u00a0<b>gauze<\/b>\u00a0sponges for medical purposes. When\u00a0<b>used<\/b>\u00a0as a medical dressing,\u00a0<b>gauze<\/b>\u00a0is generally made of cotton. It is especially useful for dressing wounds where other fabrics might stick to the burn or laceration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8824,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2754],"product_tag":[2793],"class_list":["post-8794","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-first-aid-kits","product_tag-15-items-in-a-first-aid-kit","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/8794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=8794"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=8794"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hygienewaste.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=8794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}