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Can you put a sterile gauze compress directly on the wound?
Description
Art. 44 para. 2 pt. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2005, No. 108, item 908, as amended); Guidelines of the Polish Resuscitation Council (http://www.prc.krakow.pl/2010/)
Explanation
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, this is a perfectly correct procedure. The compress made of sterilised gauze shown in the picture is sterile and specially designed to be applied directly to a wound. Its purpose is to protect the wound from infection and to help stop the bleeding.