Methods to properly apply a patch
There are times when we have to use plasters more often than we had like especially when young children reach an age when they seem to need a plaster every day. One of the places we most often need a plaster is the fingers. This is not surprising of course because accidents can happen while cooking cutting food etc. Have you always applied band-aid to your fingers correctly?
Applying the plaster incorrectly
When we need a plaster quickly, for example because we have cut our finger we take it out of the packaging as soon as possible and stick it on the finger. This seems fine at first but after a few minutes you will notice that the plaster is already irritating and you can no longer move your finger properly. Why does this happen? The explanation is simple you have been applying the patch incorrectly all your life.There are two methods to properly apply a patch to a finger.
The right way to apply a plaster
No matter how carefully you wrap a plaster around your finger it will often come off after a few minutes. The plaster also has a short lifespan for young children who are eager to fidget with it. How do you solve this? By applying the patch correctly. There are two methods.
Method 1: On the fingertip
The fingertip is perhaps one of the most difficult places to bandage well. When you take a patch out of its packaging and wrap it around the fingertip you will soon notice that the shape of the plaster does not allow the finger to move well. The solution? Before applying the patch take a pair of scissors and cut a notch along the length of the patch on either side of the sticky part. Then place the gauze of the patch on the wound and put the strips over the fingertip making a cross.
Method 2: Bandage the finger
With the second method the patch will be cut in the same way as the first method. However this method is for wounds that are not on the fingertip but on the finger itself. With this method place the gauze on the wound and fold the strips over each other. In this way the patch will do a much better job and will last longer.
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