Silverlon Burn Contact Dressings contour easily to wound surfaces and provide an increased range of motion. Burn Dressings offer a quick and easy application for improved burn management.
Indications for Use: The Silverlon Antimicrobial Barrier Wound Contact Dressing, Silverlon Antimicrobial Barrier Burn Wrap Dressing, Silverlon Antimicrobial Barrier Burn Contact Dressing, and Silverlon Acute Burn Glove are designed to intimately contact the wound as a primary dressing and permit the passage of fluids.
Over-The-Counter Indications: First aid to help in minor abrasions, minor cuts, lacerations, scrapes, minor scalds, and burns.
Prescription Indications: Silverlon Wound Contact Dressings provide an effective barrier to bacterial penetration and are intended for local management of partial thickness burns, incisions, skin grafts, donor sites, lacerations, abrasions, and Stage I-IV dermal ulcers (vascular, venous, pressure, and diabetic).
Contraindications: Silverlon Dressings should not be used on patients with known sensitivity to silver or nylon.
Instructions for Use:
- Cleanse wound with sterile water, distilled water, or normal saline removing necrotic debris or eschar as needed per local protocol.
- Select the dressing size that overlaps the wound margins by 1-2 cm.
- Activate Silverlon Wound Contact Dressing and Burn Contact Dressing by thoroughly moistening with sterile water, distilled water or normal saline.
- Position the Silverlon dressing directly over the wound, with either silver side in contact with the skin; secure the dressing in place using a secondary dressing per local protocol. 1) For exudating wounds, use an absorbent secondary dressing of choice.2) For dry wounds, use a moisture-donating secondary dressing such as hydrocolloid or premoistened foam or gauze.
- Periodically check the edges of the Silverlon dressing to ensure that it is maintained in a moist condition.
- Silverlon Wound Contact Dressing and Burn Contact Dressing may be used for 7 days but may require more frequent changing depending on wound condition and exudate build-up.
- To remove Silverlon Wound Contact Dressing and Burn Contact Dressing, first remove the outer secondary dressing per local protocol, and then gently depress the surrounding skin while lifting the dressing edges.
Storage: Store Silverlon Wound Contact Dressing and Burn Contact Dressings in normal warehouse conditions. Keep dry. Avoid excessive heat or humidity.
