Wound care uses specific dressings and hygiene to prevent wound infections. The wound care team assesses the healing progress of wounds daily. Wound care: When you are admitted to the burn unit, your ...

ConvaTec has launched Aquacel Ag Burn Dressing, a soft, absorbent, non-woven wound dressing for the management of partial thickness burns (PTBs) and donor sites. Aquacel Ag Burn Dressing utilizes ...

It's a sad fact that burn victims often feel a great deal of pain when the dressings on their wounds are removed. A new hydrogel-based dressing could change that, however, as it easily releases from ...

Far from the humble sticking plaster, medical firms and researchers are seeking to create the "ultimate dressing"—artificial skin they hope will revolutionize the treatment of severe burns. For the ...

Researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers. This new dressing could enhance the healing process for burn patients and have potential applications for drug ...

When doctors need to change the dressing on a severe second degree burn, they often have to pull off the bandage and scrape the wound to remove any dead tissue. Because the nerves are still active in ...

The SurviveX Hydrogel Burn Dressings are sterile, 4" x 4" hydrogel pads infused with tea tree oil, designed for immediate first aid treatment of minor burns, scalds, sunburns, and thermal injuries.

Serious burns can lead to infection and potentially fatal toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Once an infection sets in, it is vital to begin treatment quickly to avoid or minimize a transition to TSS. The ...

Seoul, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The alginate dressing market reached a valuation of US$ 1 Billion in 2022. Furthermore, across the 2022-2032 period of assessment, growth is expected to ...

In October 2025, KKH opened its first specialised burn centre for children, located next to the hospital’s children's intensive care unit. The centre is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of plastic ...