Derma Sciences Medihoney Calcium Alginate Dressing

What to Buy with Medihoney Alginate Dressing?

• Covidien Sterile Saline Water
• Derma DermaSeptin Soothing Barrier Skin Protectant Cream
• Derma Xtrasorb Classic Non-Adhesive Super Absorbent Dressing
• Derma Dusoft Non-Woven Sterile Dressing Sponges

How to Apply Honey Alginate Dressing?

1. Wash hands Properly
2. Use gloves
3. Assess the wound. Look for signs of healing. Also look for any signs of increased redness, pain, swelling, or heat within or around the wound
4. Cleanse the wound and skin around the wound with sterile saline, sterile water, or other safe wound cleansers
5. Dry the skin around the wound by patting gently with gauze
6. Protect the skin around the wound to avoid maceration. Apply a skin-protectant barrier wipe or barrier ointment. (An initial increase in exudates may occur as a result of the highly osmotic effect of Medihoney)
7. Choose a Medihoney dressing that is appropriate for the amount of drainage
   • Medihoney Paste or Medihoney Gel for light to moderate exudates
   • Wounds that are hard to dress, or those that require a wound gel or paste
   • Medihoney HCS for dry to moderate exudates that are superficial to partial thickness wounds
   • Medihoney Calcium Alginate dressing for moderate to heavy exudatesMedihoney Honeycolloid dressing for light to moderate exudates
8. Apply the appropriate Medihoney dressing to fit the wound
9. The MEDIHONEY Calcium Alginate and Non-adhesive HCS or Honeycolloid can be cut to fit within the wound edges.
10. Apply an absorbent cover dressing (Xtrasorb super absorbent dressings are recommended due to the highly osmotic effect of Medihoney)
11. Dressing change:
    • Remove the dressing gently
    • If the dressing is difficult to remove, moisten with saline or water
    • Discard the old dressing in a disposal bag

Precautions to take while using Medihoney Dressing

• If it's hard to remove, wet it with sterile saline or water until it comes off easily.
• Some may feel a slight sting because of the dressing's pH. If it doesn't stop or gets worse, take off the dressing and don't use it.
• At first, the dressing may make the wound produce more liquid. This can make the skin around it too wet. To fix this, use a special covering or change the dressing more often. Protect the skin around the wound with a cream.
• When the wound is getting better, it might look bigger at first because dead tissue is coming off. This is normal. But if it keeps getting larger after a few dressing changes, talk to a doctor.

Contraindications:

• Do not use Medihoney:
• On third-degree burns and With patients that have a known sensitivity to honey or any other component parts specific to each dressing
• To control heavy bleeding

 Medihoney Alginate Dressing user guide

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