“A well-stocked first aid kit can be a real lifesaver, one that transforms a standard cabinet into a lifesaving command ...

Whether your summer includes weekend road trips, daily drives to the pool, or spontaneous detours for a hike, one of the ...

Apply a sterile dressing before removing the drape, or cover the area with a sterile 4-by-4-inch gauze pad, remove the drape, and then apply the sterile dressing (Figure 4).

The equipment required for urethral catheterization includes sterile water or saline, soap, sterile gauze pads and towels, an absorbent underpad, sterile and nonsterile gloves, sterile lubricant ...

Sterile gauze pads, syringes, breathing tubes and plastic gowns all are useful at shelters that house and foster unwanted, sick or injured animals.

5. Sterile Gauze Ever been caught off-guard by your period, with nary a tampon (let alone a tampon alternative) in sight?

Sterile gauze pads. Sterile gauze pads don’t have a listed expiration date, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider replacing old ones.

Once the bleeding has stopped and the wound is clean, you should cover it with a sterile bandage or gauze pad and tape. If the cut is small and is in an area that won’t get dirty and be rubbed ...

Rubbing the inside of a banana peel on poison ivy-affected skin is an old wives’ tale that may have some truth to it; the peel’s cooling qualities could provide itch relief. An application of ...