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How long can you leave ACTICOAT on?
These dressings are designed to remain in intimate contact with the wound bed, stretch as the patient moves and be easy to apply and remove. Highly conformable silver coated knitted polyester that allows the passage of exudate. ACTICOAT Flex 3 can be worn for up to 3 days while Flex 7 can be used for up to 7 days.
How often do you wet ACTICOAT?
Acticoat® must be kept damp at all times, not wet. Check your dressing every 2-3 hours while you are awake to make sure it stays damp.
What side of ACTICOAT goes on wound?
Apply the ACTICOAT 7 dressing to the wound surface, either side down. Cover the dressing with a moist absorbent secondary dressing which may be prepared by saturating gauze with sterile water and wringing out the excess water. Complete the dressing with appropriate gauze wrappings if necessary.
How do I activate ACTICOAT?
Applying an Acticoat dressing
- Clean and dry your wound with soap and water.
- Remove the Acticoat from the package.
- Use a clean pair of scissors to cut the Acticoat dressing to fit the shape of your burn or wound.
- Wet the Acticoat with sterile water (do not use normal saline).
- Place the Acticoat on the wound surface.
Do you have to activate Acticoat?
Apply the dry ACTICOAT* Dressing to the wound, either side down, as the exudate will be sufficient to activate the dressing. Cover the ACTICOAT* Dressing with an appropriate secondary dressing. For other wounds: Remove the dressing from package and cut to shape.
Does Acticoat remove Slough?
One week after commencing treatment with Acticoat Moisture Control, exudate levels had decreased and dressing changes were reduced to once every day. There was less slough evident on the ulcer bed, and the shiny appearance had resolved (Figure 12).
Can you use saline with ACTICOAT?
Ensure that wound bed is clean of all debris, loose tissue or exudate before applying Acticoat. Flush wound with normal saline or sterile water and dry peri- wound skin. Ensure excess normal saline (NaCl) is removed from the wound bed. Acticoat must be in direct contact with the wound bed for maximum effectiveness.
Can you use normal saline with silver dressings?
Despite possible theoretical disadvantages, water has to be considered when a product licence states that 0.9% saline cannot be used, for example when using Acticoat silver dressings. Sterile water can be used as long as a task is performed efficiently and without exposing or immersing the wound unnecessarily.
What is acticoat?
ACTICOAT is a Unique Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing ACTICOAT Dressings offer powerful antimicrobial barrier protection. Only ACTICOAT maintains safe bactericidal concentrations of silver with patented nanocrystalline technology.
What is the difference between acticoat dressing and nanocrystalline silver?
Nanocrystalline silver protects the wound site from bacterial contamination while the inner core helps maintain the moist environment optimal for wound healing. Acticoat dressing provides unique protection for the wound site.
What is acticoat 7 and absorbent?
ACTICOAT 7 and ACTICOAT Absorbent (with SILCRYST™ Nanocrystals). Revolutionary technology that provides a new class of silver antimicrobial barrier. ACTICOAT 7 and ACTICOAT Absorbent destroy bacteria within the dressing and at the wound site. Kills bacteria in vitro in as little as 30 minutes, 2-5 times faster than other forms of silver 7,8,9,10.
What is acticoat dressing made of?
Rayon/polyester core – Absorbent inner core helps maintain the moist environment that can facilitate wound healing. ACTICOAT is a highly conformable silver antimicrobial barrier dressing which remains effective for 3 days.