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Hi all, Just started with a new client and found in accident reports that first aid treatment for a minor head injury has been treated with spray on plaster. I have vague recollection of spray plaster being disregarded as suitable first aid treatment due to allegens and being ineffective as a barrier. But I can't find where I got this from before.
I know spray/liquid plasters were specifically banned for a previous client who had limited water supply on their remote site so cleaning sticky residue from first aiders and injured persons was not practical. But is there anything more specific about this? Does your workplace use spray on plasters? Any issues, concerns or additional controls in place? Thanks in advance
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The covering is a thin plastic layer which has no cushioning, no strength to hold a wound closed and contaminates the skin/laceration. That is before you get in to considerations of chemicals with a finite shelf life in a pressurised container with unknown applications left/available/viable?
You can count self adhesive dressings, be sure (where wrapped) they are uncontaminated (for some even sterile) along with closing and protecting the wound.
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The covering is a thin plastic layer which has no cushioning, no strength to hold a wound closed and contaminates the skin/laceration. That is before you get in to considerations of chemicals with a finite shelf life in a pressurised container with unknown applications left/available/viable?
You can count self adhesive dressings, be sure (where wrapped) they are uncontaminated (for some even sterile) along with closing and protecting the wound.
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Originally Posted by: Roundtuit  The covering is a thin plastic layer which has no cushioning, no strength to hold a wound closed and contaminates the skin/laceration. That is before you get in to considerations of chemicals with a finite shelf life in a pressurised container with unknown applications left/available/viable?
You can count self adhesive dressings, be sure (where wrapped) they are uncontaminated (for some even sterile) along with closing and protecting the wound.
This is in line with my concerns, thank you for confirming that they are not a suitable solution. There are significant chemicals on site too such as arsenic so having wounds treated by sticky liquid when first aider and injured parties may have contaminants on their skin is not good control. Proper cleaning of wounds and standard plasters would be preferred.
Thank you
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Generally speaking first aiders should give first aid in accordance with their training. So have they been trained to use spray-on plasters?
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as Remote & Offshore medic and Paramedic, I would be extremely annoyed if you sprayed a wound with this...as you say stick to the basics clean and dress....if you ned to train them in the use of trauma packs such as celox that would be more beneficial to you than this stuff..keep it for the kids falling off bikes or grazing knees.. :)
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