Bandage, first aid

Bandage, first aid
Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Dressings, gauzes, bandages, pads
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
All ages
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Basic
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Community services for primary care
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Pre-hospital emergency services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Pre-hospital care
EMDN related code(s)
M0303
ELASTIC FIXING OR PROTECTION BANDAGES
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GMDN related code(s)
34864
Adhesive bandage (A sterile piece of fabric or plastic material intended to be applied to a part of a patient's body and held in place by its pressure-sensitive adhesive to secure objects to the skin, cover and protect wounds, and/or approximate the skin edges of a wound; it may or may not include an absorbent pad. It is not intended for compression bandaging and is not an adhesive tape nor an adhesive strip (e.g., such as an Elastoplast or Band-aid brand). This is a single-use device.)
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WHO Technical specifications
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices