Wound Dressing #13 Combined Wound Pad & Bandage

The No 13 is a combined wound dressing - a gamma irradiated, compressed first aid dressing with an attached bandage, in the small size. Pad and bandage come as one sterile unit, so a wound is covered and secured in a single action.

Why choose a combined wound dressing

The point of a combined wound dressing is that it is one item, not two. Under pressure, finding a pad and then finding something to hold it on wastes the time that matters most with a bleeding wound. Pad and bandage attached means you place it and wrap it, and the bandage applies the pressure that actually stops the bleeding.

It is compressed, which is why it belongs in a kit rather than a cupboard. A compressed dressing takes a fraction of the space of a loose pad and bandage, so a first aid kit, vehicle module or belt pouch can carry several. It expands when opened. Being gamma irradiated means it is sterilised in its packaging, so it is sterile until you break the seal.

The numbering is Australian first aid convention rather than a product code: No 13 is the small size, with larger numbers denoting larger dressings. Kits are usually specified by these numbers, so if a contents list calls for a No 13, this is the item - and it is worth holding more than one size.

Key features

• Combined pad and bandage in one sterile unit
• Gamma irradiated - sterile until opened
• Compressed - minimal space in a kit
• No 13 - the small size in the Australian numbering convention
• Bandage applies pressure as it secures
• First aid wound dressing

Specifications

Common uses

Workplace, vehicle and remote-area first aid kits, sporting clubs and schools - the standard item a kit contents list calls for by number. Most kits carry more than one size, so a No 14 medium dressing is usually held alongside this small one. For a wound that needs a non-adherent contact layer first, AEROPAD non-adherent dressings go under it. See our dressings and plasters range.