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Follow a structured approach to assessing and caring for wounds
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Follow a structured approach to assessing and caring for wounds
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Dressings can be grouped according to how much wound fluid they absorb [Image: Diana Polekhina on Unsplash]
Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope reviews basic wound care, including assessment, appropriate cleansing, when to use antiseptics and different types of dressings
YOU ARE WORKING one Saturday morning in your rural pharmacy when a middle-aged man called Drew walks in with his thumb wrapped in a dirty rag. Your ph
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