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***Sterile nonadherent pads
***Sterile nonadherent pads
***Burn dressing (sterile pad soaked in a cooling gel)
***Burn dressing (sterile pad soaked in a cooling gel)
**Occlussive dressing (airtight dressing, can be used to treat a 'sucking chest wound', in which air is sucked into the chest cavity, collapsing the lung ([[pneumothorax]]). For this use, occlussive dressings should be taped on 3 sides only, to create a 'one-way valve')
**Occlussive dressing (airtight dressing, can be used to treat a 'sucking chest wound', in which air is sucked into the chest cavity, collapsing the lung (pneumothorax). For this use, occlussive dressings should be taped on 3 sides only, to create a 'one-way valve')
***petroleum gauze (also used as non-adherent dressing)
***petroleum gauze (also used as non-adherent dressing)
***Half of any gauze wrapper can be used, since the inside is sterile and air-tight
***Half of any gauze wrapper can be used, since the inside is sterile and air-tight
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